Prison facts and statistics - March 2017

This page shows statistical information on the:

Number of prisoners in each location by status
Total prison population
breakdowns of the prison population by

Ages
Ethnicity
Offence Type
Security Classification

Number of prisoners in each location by status

Prisoner population by location and status (as at 31 March 2017)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	2,682	6,651	9,333	93.0%
Auckland Prison	56	562	618	6.2%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		948	948	9.4%
Christchurch Men's Prison	312	586	898	8.9%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	161	474	635	6.3%
Invercargill Prison	48	120	168	1.7%
Manawatu Prison	119	153	272	2.7%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	922	110	1,032	10.3%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	55	520	575	5.7%
Otago Corrections Facility	116	343	459	4.6%
Rimutaka Prison	271	736	1,007	10.0%
Rolleston Prison		258	258	2.6%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	236	662	898	8.9%
Tongariro Prison		298	298	3.0%
Waikeria Prison	244	465	709	7.1%
Whanganui Prison	142	416	558	5.6%
Total Female Prisoners	210	492	702	7.0%
Arohata Prison	24	103	127	1.3%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	151	293	444	4.4%
Christchurch Women's Prison	35	96	131	1.3%
Grand Total	2,892	7,143	10,035	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.