Corrections by the numbers
In 2015/16 the Department of Corrections:
Continued to deliver against our key strategic outcomes: improving public safety and reducing re-offending. In this year we have:
- ensured the security of prison sites, with no breakout escapes
- provided offender plans to 98% of prisoners who were entitled to receive one
- supported 8,372 prisoners to complete a rehabilitation programme
- ensured 3,648 community-based offenders completed a rehabilitation programme
- referred 5,780 offenders to a reintegration intervention
- ensured the integrity of the prison system, with only 3.4% of random drugs tests returning a positive result
- ensured that 93% of psychological reports were provided within the timeframes of the New Zealand Parole Board
- referred 814 offenders to an employment support service
- supported more than 1,800 prisoners to receive improved services to assist them in finding stable employment
- completed implementation of the Industry Treatment and Learning (working prisons) framework in all public prisons, with 75% of prisoners now engaged.
We managed a budget of approximately $1.3 billion and maintained $2.7 billion worth of non-current assets, including:
- 18 operational prisons, 17 directly operated by Corrections and one privately managed by SecureFuture
- Over 150 Community Corrections sites, including those leased, owned and shared with other agencies.
With:
- Nearly 8,000 staff of which approximately 85% were frontline
- 428 medical staff and
- Over 1,600 registered volunteers who made more than 19,500 visits to prisons.
Who managed and supported:
- A prison population that reached 9,532 as at 30 June and over 36,000 sentences and orders in the community.
What we've achieved this year
Over 12,000 offenders completed a rehabilitation programme | The transition to the Industry Treatment and Learning framework was completed in all public prisons | Personal Protective Equipment was provided to all frontline custodial staff | 76% of prisoners with an identified need received placement in a relevant programme |
Administrative support was provided to 8,113 hearings of the New Zealand Parole Board | More than 1,000 offenders began intensive alcohol and drug treatment programmes | 4,628 qualifications were achieved by prisoners while in prison | Over 6,000 Education Assessments within prisons |
ZERO breakout escapes occurred from Corrections prisons | 50% of community-based offenders with an identified need received placement in a relevant programme | 42% of prisoners demonstrated statistically significant gains through intensive literacy and numeracy provision | The reduction in the rate of re-offending was 5.6% |
Over 2,000 prisoners were referred to the Out of Gate reintegration service | Over 4,400 general random drug tests were carried out in prisons | 81% of prisoners started and completed a rehabilitation programme | 100% of Prison Services Health Centres retained Cornerstone® accreditation |