Print version| Country | NEW ZEALAND | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Department of Corrections | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Private Box 1206, Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +64 4 470 8477 fax: +64 4 460 3206 Web: www.corrections.govt.nz |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Ray Smith
Chief Executive |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
8,623
at 30.9.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
194
based on an estimated national population of 4.44 million at end of September 2012 (Statistics New Zealand) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
20.4%
(30.9.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.9%
(30.9.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.7%
(31.12.2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.5%
(mid-2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
19
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 10,077
(31.12.2011 - union-agreed muster capacity) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
83.7%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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