Prison facts and statistics - December 2014

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Number of prisoners in each prison

Prisoner population by location and status (as at 31 December 2014)
Prison Remand Prisoners Sentenced Prisoners  Total
Total Male Prisoners 1,728 6,352 8,080
Auckland 2 622 624
Christchurch Men's 234 661 895
Hawke's Bay 141 522 663
Invercargill 45 114 159
Manawatu 73 215 288
Mt Eden Corrections Facility 676 276 952
Northland Corrections Facility 54 453 507
Otago Corrections Facility 66 349 415
Rimutaka 141 801 942
Rolleston 0 258 258
Spring Hill Corrections Facility 0 873 873
Tongariro/Rangipo 0 348 348
Waikeria 233 504 737
Whanganui 63 356 419
Total Female Prisoners 137 424 561
Arohata 18 57 75
Auckland Women's Corrections Facility 102 299 401
Christchurch Women's Corrections Facility 17 68 85
Total 1,865 6,776 8,641

Total prison population

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Percentage of prisoners in different age groups 

Prison population by age range as at 31 Dec 2014: 4.2% were aged 15-19 years; 15.0% aged 20-24; 17.5% aged 25-29; 14.2% aged 30-34; 12.4% aged 35-39; 11.4% aged 40-44; 9.5% aged 45-49; 6.6% aged 50-54; 4.3% aged 55-59; 2.2% aged 60-64; 1.3% aged 65-69; 1.0% aged 70-74; 0.3% aged 75-79; 0.1% aged 80-84; 0.0% aged 85-89; 0.0% Unknown.

 

Percentage of sentenced prisoners according to most serious* offence type 

Sentenced prisoners by most serious offence type as at 31 Dec 2014: 0.7% were Administrative offences; 16.4% were Dishonesty; 12.6% were Drugs and Anti Social Offences; 0.5% were Justice (Misc.); 0.6% were Property Abuses; 1.3% were Property Damages; 25.6% were Sexual Offences; 4.3% were Traffic; 37.9% were Violence; 0.1% were Unknown.

 

* 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 of prisoners as at 31 Dec 2014: 3.0% were Asian; 33.2% were European; 50.8% were Maori; 0.9% were Other; 11.3% were Pacific Peoples; 0.8% Unknown.

Security classification of sentenced prisoners

Percentage of prisoners by security classification as at 31 Dec 2014: 28.9% were Minimum security; 22.4% were Low; 28.9% were Low Medium; 18.0% were High; 1.2% were Maximum; 0.5% were Unclassified.

Percentage of sentenced prisoners on indeterminate sentences*

As at 31 Dec 2014 12% of prisoners were on Indeterminate sentence; Balance of sentenced population 88%.

 

* 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.