Prison facts and statistics - September 2012

This page shows statistical information on the:

Prisoner population by location and status
(as at 30 September 2012)
Prison

Status

Total
  Remand Sentenced  
Male 1,662 6,450 8,112
Auckland 2 568 570
Christchurch Men's 171 642 813
Hawke's Bay 95 471 566
Invercargill 32 119 151
Manawatu 62 227 289
Mt Eden Corrections Facility 663 261 924
New Plymouth 22 36 58
Northland Corrections Facility 90 397 487
Otago Corrections Facility 47 351 398
Rimutaka 143 685 828
Rolleston 0 260 260
Spring Hill Corrections Facility 0 957 957
Tongariro/Rangipo 0 395 395
Waikeria 288 599 887
Whanganui 47 451 498
Wellington 0 31 31
Female 101 410 511
Arohata 24 75 99
Auckland Women's Corrections Facility 59 269 328
Christchurch Women's Corrections Facility 18 66 84
Total 1,763 6,860 8,623

Total prison population

Total Prison Population


Percentage of prisoners in different age groups 

Age range


Percentage of sentenced prisoners according to most serious* offence type Offences

* Prisoners may be convicted of offences across multiple categories. This information is based on the most serious offence a prisoner is convicted of.


Ethnicity of prisoners

Ethnicity

 


Security classification of sentenced prisoners

Security Classification

 


Percentage of sentenced prisoners on indeterminate sentences*

Indeterminate sentences

 

* Indeterminate sentences refer to preventive detention and life sentences that have no end date. Prisoners on these sentences are only released at the discretion of the Parole Board and are subject to recall to prison if released on parole.