Prison facts and statistics - June 2018

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 30 June 2018)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	2,927	6,734	9,661	92.6%
Auckland Prison	80	538	618	5.9%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		942	942	9.0%
Christchurch Men's Prison	342	583	925	8.9%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	197	550	747	7.2%
Invercargill Prison	66	120	186	1.8%
Manawatu Prison	127	152	279	2.7%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	949	76	1,025	9.8%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	80	536	616	5.9%
Otago Corrections Facility	112	394	506	4.8%
Rimutaka Prison	297	756	1,053	10.1%
Rolleston Prison		260	260	2.5%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	226	688	914	8.8%
Tongariro Prison		296	296	2.8%
Waikeria Prison	278	487	765	7.3%
Whanganui Prison	173	356	529	5.1%
Total Female Prisoners	269	505	774	7.4%
Arohata Prison	36	162	198	1.9%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	177	271	448	4.3%
Christchurch Women's Prison	56	72	128	1.2%
Grand Total	3,196	7,239	10,435	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.