Prison facts and statistics - March 2019

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 2019)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	3,157	6,167	9,324	92.8%
Auckland Prison	113	431	544	5.4%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		920	920	9.2%
Christchurch Men's Prison	410	514	924	9.2%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	212	448	660	6.6%
Invercargill Prison	50	120	170	1.7%
Manawatu Prison	132	154	286	2.8%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	902	58	960	9.6%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	138	463	601	6.0%
Otago Corrections Facility	103	366	469	4.7%
Rimutaka Prison	337	683	1,020	10.1%
Rolleston Prison		258	258	2.6%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	300	647	947	9.4%
Tongariro Prison		296	296	2.9%
Waikeria Prison	304	441	745	7.4%
Whanganui Prison	156	368	524	5.2%
Total Female Prisoners	296	433	729	7.2%
Arohata Prison	40	101	141	1.4%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	204	259	463	4.6%
Christchurch Women's Prison	52	73	125	1.2%
Grand Total	3,453	6,600	10,053	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.