31 August 2023
C170704
Chantelle Campbell
[FYI request #23490 email]
Tēnā koe Chantel e,
Thank you for your email of 14 July 2023 to the Minister of Corrections, Hon Kelvin Davis,
regarding remanded prisoners. As the Minister cannot intervene in operational matters,
your letter has been referred to the Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama Aotearoa for
response.
“…Could you please tel me the number of prisoners aged 25 and under who have
been remanded in custody at Auckland Prison (Paremoremo) and have been held in
maximum security whilst awaiting their trial or sentencing. Could you please supply
me with the numbers who have been remanded there over the past 12 months, and
how many are currently there on remand awaiting trial or sentencing and being held
in maximum security…”
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
For ease of response, some of your questions have been re-ordered.
1. How many prisoners currently remanded at Auckland Prison are being held in
maximum security?
Please note that although a person may be held in a unit that is classed as a maximum-
security unit, this does not mean that the person is not managed as maximum security. A
person in prison is only assigned a security classification to a person who is subject to a term
of imprisonment exceeding three months. People who are held on remand are not assigned
a security classification.
The table below presents the number of unique people onsite in a maximum-security unit at
Auckland Prison as of 31 July 2023.
Total
25 or under
25 or under
Month end
remand in
classified as
Maximum
in Maximum
Maximum
Security unit Security unit
security
31/07/2023
97
26
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2. What is the number of prisoners aged 25 and under who have been remanded in
custody at Auckland Prison, and have been held in maximum security whilst awaiting
their trial or sentencing?
The table below presents the number of unique people who are aged 25 or under and
started a remand period in a Maximum-security unit in Auckland prison while waiting for
their trial/sentencing in each month between 31 July 2022 and 31 July 2023. Please note
that prisoners in remand do not have a security classification.
Month end
Number of
unique people
31/07/2022
6
31/08/2022
8
30/09/2022
10
31/10/2022
2
30/11/2022
9
31/12/2022
3
31/01/2023
5
28/02/2023
12
31/03/2023
11
30/04/2023
11
31/05/2023
11
30/06/2023
7
31/07/2023
17
3. What is the number of total prisoners who have been remanded at Auckland prison
over the past 12 months?
The table below presents the number of unique people who started a remand period in a
Remand unit at Auckland prison between 1 July 2023 and 31 July 2023.
Total
aged 25
Month end
remand or under
starts
remand
starts
31/07/2022
82
14
31/08/2022
94
19
30/09/2022
81
13
31/10/2022
40
5
30/11/2022
78
17
31/12/2022
59
10
31/01/2023
56
8
28/02/2023
88
22
31/03/2023
80
23
30/04/2023
87
16
31/05/2023
91
14
30/06/2023
98
15
31/07/2023
117
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Please note the data in the two tables in questions 2 and 3 represents the number of people
who started a remand sentence at Auckland Prison in each month. Those who started a
remand period in a previous month are excluded.
Please note that this response may be published on Corrections’ website. Typically,
responses are published quarterly, or as otherwise determined. Your personal information
including name and contact details will be removed for publication.
I trust the information provided is of assistance. I encourage you to raise any concerns
about this response with Corrections. Alternatively, you are advised of your right to also
raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman. Contact details are: Office of the
Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wel ington 6143.
Ngā mihi
David Baird
Principal Adviser Ministerial Services
People and Capability
