Prison facts and statistics - December 2020
This page shows statistical information on the:
- Number of prisoners in each location by custody status
- Total prison population
- Breakdowns of the prison population by
Number of prisoners in each location by custody status as at 31 December 2020
| Prison\Corrections Facility | Remand Prisoners | Sentenced Prisoners | Prisoner Population | Population % |
| Total Male Prisoners | 2,746 | 5,258 | 8,004 | 93.9% |
| Auckland Prison | 30 | 516 | 546 | 6.4% |
| Auckland South Corrections Facility | 873 | 873 | 10.2% | |
| Christchurch Men's Prison | 334 | 470 | 804 | 9.4% |
| Hawke's Bay Regional Prison | 149 | 399 | 548 | 6.4% |
| Invercargill Prison | 42 | 85 | 127 | 1.5% |
| Manawatu Prison | 131 | 124 | 255 | 3.0% |
| Mount Eden Corrections Facility | 937 | 91 | 1,028 | 12.1% |
| Northland Region Corrections Facility | 165 | 308 | 473 | 5.6% |
| Otago Corrections Facility | 84 | 248 | 332 | 3.9% |
| Rimutaka Prison | 224 | 527 | 751 | 8.8% |
| Rolleston Prison | 248 | 248 | 2.9% | |
| Spring Hill Corrections Facility | 354 | 454 | 808 | 9.5% |
| Tongariro Prison | 290 | 290 | 3.4% | |
| Waikeria Prison | 141 | 379 | 520 | 6.1% |
| Whanganui Prison | 155 | 246 | 401 | 4.7% |
| Total Female Prisoners | 243 | 281 | 524 | 6.1% |
| Arohata Prison | 36 | 52 | 88 | 1.0% |
| Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility | 165 | 177 | 342 | 4.0% |
| Christchurch Women's Prison | 42 | 52 | 94 | 1.1% |
| Grand Total | 2,989 | 5,539 | 8,528 | 100.0% |
Total Prison Population
Prison population by age group
Prison population by ethnicity
Prison population by 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.
Security classification of sentenced prisoners
