Prison facts and statistics - September 2022

Number of prisoners in each location by custody status as at 30 September 2022

Prison/Corrections Facility
Remand Prisoners
Sentenced Prisoners
Onsite Population
Offsite Population*
Total Population
Population %
Total Male Prisoners3,0264,3777,403897,49294.0%
Auckland Prison  168 367 535 10 545 6.8%
Auckland South Corrections Facility  0 857 857 3 860 10.8%
Christchurch Men's Prison      420 335 755 8 763 9.6%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison  168 280 448 3 451 5.6%
Invercargill Prison  45 70 115 0 115 1.5%
Manawatu Prison  91 111 202 0 202 2.5%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility  865 41 906 16 922 11.6%
Northland Region Corrections Facility  225 223 448 2 450 5.7%
Otago Corrections Facility  152 244 396 5 401 5.0%
Rimutaka Prison    220 371 591 8 599 7.5%
Rolleston Prison      0 272 272 0 272 3.4%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility  428 227 655 31 686 8.6%
Tongariro Prison  0 393 393 0 393 4.9%
Waikeria Prison  65 338 403 1 404 5.1%
Whanganui Prison  179 248 427 2 429 5.4%
Total Female Prisoners236225461114726.0%
Arohata Prison  51 31 82 2 84 1.1%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility 139 138 277 9 286 3.6%
Christchurch Women's Prison 46 56 102 0 102 1.3%
Grand Total
3,2624,6027,864
100
7,964
100.0%

* Offsite population refers to people in offsite locations such as mental health facilities and police custody.

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