Prison facts and statistics - December 2013

This page shows statistical information on the:

Prisoner population by location and status
(as at 31 December 2013)

Prison

Status

Total

  Remand Sentenced  
Male 1,466 6,259 7,725
Auckland 0 627 627
Christchurch Men's 208 645 853
Hawke's Bay 80 517 597
Invercargill 20 119 139
Manawatu 68 211 279
Mt Eden Corrections Facility 626 250 876
Northland Corrections Facility 43 423 466
Otago Corrections Facility 45 363 408
Rimutaka 111 768 879
Rolleston 0 259 259
Spring Hill Corrections Facility 0 760 760
Tongariro/Rangipo 0 420 420
Waikeria 189 468 657
Whanganui 76 429 505
Female 89 409 498
Arohata 8 60 68
Auckland Women's Corrections Facility 69 285 354
Christchurch Women's Corrections Facility 12 64 76
Total 1,555 6,668 8,223

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 

 Offence type

 

* 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 sentence

 

* 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.