Prison facts and statistics - March 2012

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This page shows statistical information on the:

Prisoner population by location and status
(as at 31 March 2012)
Prison

Status

 Total
  Remand Sentenced  
Male 1800 6387 8187
Auckland 2 587 589
Christchurch Men's 219 628 847
Hawke's Bay 114 458 572
Invercargill 51 104 155
Manawatu 64 223 287
Mt Eden Corrections Facility 686 268 954
New Plymouth 32 77 109
Northland Corrections Facility 101 325 426
Otago Corrections Facility 60 318 378
Rimutaka 117 633 750
Rolleston 0 312 312
Spring Hill Corrections Facility 0 939 939
Tongariro/Rangipo 0 369 369
Waikeria 309 596 905
Whanganui 45 452 497
Wellington 0 98 98
Female 110 401 511
Arohata 22 88 110
Auckland Women's Corrections Facility 73 242 315
Christchurch Women's Corrections Facility 15 71 86
Total 1910 6788 8698

Total prison population

Total prison population.

Percentage of prisoners in different age groups

Percentage of prisoners in different age groups.

Percentage of sentenced prisoners according to most serious* offence type

Percentage of sentenced 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.

Ethnicity of prisoners

Ethnicity of prisoners.

Security classification of sentenced prisoners

Security classification of sentenced prisoners.

Percentage of sentenced prisoners on indeterminate sentences*

Percentage of sentenced prisoners on indeterminate sentences.

* 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.