Prison facts and statistics - September 2022

Number of prisoners in each location by custody status as at 30 September 2022

Prison/Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Onsite Population	Offsite Population*	Total Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	3,026	4,377	7,403	89	7,492	94.0%
Auckland Prison	168	367	535	10	545	6.8%
Auckland South Corrections Facility	0	857	857	3	860	10.8%
Christchurch Men's Prison	420	335	755	8	763	9.6%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	168	280	448	3	451	5.6%
Invercargill Prison	45	70	115	0	115	1.5%
Manawatu Prison	91	111	202	0	202	2.5%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	865	41	906	16	922	11.6%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	225	223	448	2	450	5.7%
Otago Corrections Facility	152	244	396	5	401	5.0%
Rimutaka Prison	220	371	591	8	599	7.5%
Rolleston Prison	0	272	272	0	272	3.4%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	428	227	655	31	686	8.6%
Tongariro Prison	0	393	393	0	393	4.9%
Waikeria Prison	65	338	403	1	404	5.1%
Whanganui Prison	179	248	427	2	429	5.4%
Total Female Prisoners	236	225	461	11	472	6.0%
Arohata Prison	51	31	82	2	84	1.1%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	139	138	277	9	286	3.6%
Christchurch Women's Prison	46	56	102	0	102	1.3%
Grand Total	3,262	4,602	7,864	100	7,964	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.