Prison facts and statistics - March 2023

Quarterly prison statistics XLSX, 48.9 KB

Number of prisoners in each location by custody status as at 31 March 2023

Prison/Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Onsite Population	Offsite Population*	Total Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	3,416	4,377	7,793	70	7,863	93.9%
Auckland Prison	160	369	529	9	538	6.4%
Auckland South Corrections Facility	0	951	951	3	954	11.4%
Christchurch Men's Prison	445	282	727	5	732	8.7%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	194	283	477	1	478	5.7%
Invercargill Prison	66	83	149	0	149	1.8%
Manawatu Prison	138	76	214	0	214	2.6%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	938	32	970	13	983	11.7%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	253	196	449	0	449	5.4%
Otago Corrections Facility	148	252	400	5	405	4.8%
Rimutaka Prison	376	288	664	8	672	8.0%
Rolleston Prison	0	334	334	0	334	4.0%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	450	210	660	22	682	8.1%
Tongariro Prison	0	406	406	0	406	4.9%
Waikeria Prison	67	363	430	3	433	5.2%
Whanganui Prison	181	252	433	1	434	5.2%
Total Female Prisoners	273	228	501	12	513	6.1%
Arohata Prison	51	16	67	2	69	0.8%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	158	149	307	10	317	3.8%
Christchurch Women's Prison	64	63	127	0	127	1.5%
Grand Total	3,689	4,605	8,294	82	8,376	100.0%

* Offsite population refers to people in offsite locations such as mental health facilities and police custody.

Total prison population

Prison population by age group

Prison population by ethnicity

Prison population by 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.