Prison facts and statistics - December 2016

This page shows statistical information on the:

Number of prisoners in each prison
Total prison population

breakdowns of the prison population by

Ages
Ethnicity
Offence Type
Security Classification

Number of prisoners in each prison

Prisoner population by location and status (as at 31 December 2016)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	2,585	6,634	9,219	93.0%
Auckland Prison	57	571	628	6.3%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		958	958	9.7%
Christchurch Men's Prison	330	576	906	9.1%
Hawke's Bay Prison	192	492	684	6.9%
Invercargill Prison	48	117	165	1.7%
Manawatu Prison	134	154	288	2.9%
Mt Eden Corrections Facility	878	139	1,017	10.3%
Northland Corrections Facility	42	461	503	5.1%
Otago Corrections Facility	124	331	455	4.6%
Rimutaka Prison	218	773	991	10.0%
Rolleston Prison		260	260	2.6%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	272	677	949	9.6%
Tongariro Prison		298	298	3.0%
Waikeria Prison	179	428	607	6.1%
Whanganui Prison	111	399	510	5.1%
Total Female Prisoners	189	506	695	7.0%
Arohata Prison	29	66	95	1.0%
Auckland Women's Corrections Facility	133	334	467	4.7%
Christchurch Women's Prison	27	106	133	1.3%
Grand Total	2,774	7,140	9,914	100.0%

Total Prison Population

Percentage of Prisoners in Different Age Groups

Ethnicity of Prisoners

**Percentage of Prisoners According to Most Serious* 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.

** Other offence type including Administrative, Justice (Miscellaneous), Property Abuses, Property Damage, and others