2.3 Segregation

Inmates are separated from the general prison population if the inmate requests this (usually because of personal fears for his/her safety), or if a prison manager judges the inmate to pose a risk to himself / herself or to others. Inmates who have sought segregation have contact only with other inmates similarly segregated, while those whose segregation has been imposed may have little or no contact with other inmates. As far as possible, however, segregated inmates are subject to the same rules, routines and privileges as apply generally to inmates.

Inmates may be segregated within a single unit within a prison, or placed in a prison that exclusively houses segregated inmates (e.g., Wellington Prison). At the time of the census 1,171 inmates were categorised as segregated; all but four of these were males.

Table 2-3 Segregation of remanded and sentenced inmates by institution

As recorded from IOMS active segregation alerts.