Prison facts and statistics - September 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

Number of prisoners in each location by status

Prisoner population by location and status (as at 30 September 2017)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	2,751	6,919	9,670	92.4%
Auckland Prison	56	566	622	5.9%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		958	958	9.2%
Christchurch Men's Prison	305	613	918	8.8%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	204	496	700	6.7%
Invercargill Prison	44	131	175	1.7%
Manawatu Prison	122	166	288	2.8%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	934	120	1,054	10.0%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	37	570	607	5.8%
Otago Corrections Facility	94	340	434	4.1%
Rimutaka Prison	271	796	1,067	10.2%
Rolleston Prison		257	257	2.5%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	245	706	951	9.1%
Tongariro Prison		297	297	2.8%
Waikeria Prison	298	476	774	7.4%
Whanganui Prison	141	427	568	5.4%
Total Female Prisoners	236	564	800	7.6%
Arohata Prison	38	175	213	2.0%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	163	291	454	4.3%
Christchurch Women's Prison	35	98	133	1.3%
Grand Total	2,987	7,483	10,470	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.