Prison facts and statistics - June 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 30 Jun 2016)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	2,330	6,505	8,835	93.0%
Auckland Prison	51	572	623	6.6%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		947	947	10.0%
Christchurch Men's Prison	354	550	904	9.5%
Hawke's Bay Prison	140	483	623	6.6%
Invercargill Prison	59	107	166	1.7%
Manawatu Prison	92	192	284	3.0%
Mt Eden Corrections Facility	795	184	979	10.3%
Northland Corrections Facility	45	345	390	4.1%
Otago Corrections Facility	91	342	433	4.5%
Rimutaka Prison	201	761	962	10.1%
Rolleston Prison		260	260	2.7%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	221	660	881	9.3%
Tongariro Prison		284	284	3.0%
Waikeria Prison	179	410	589	6.2%
Whanganui Prison	102	408	510	5.4%
Total Female Prisoners	203	457	660	7.0%
Arohata Prison	29	61	90	1.0%
Auckland Women's Corrections Facility	139	309	448	4.7%
Christchurch Women's Prison	35	87	122	1.3%
Grand Total	2,533	6,962	9,495	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