Te Awamutu

Waikeria Prison

New Zealand

Status

Last documented use

2015

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Department of Corrections

Management: Department of Corrections (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
New Zealand

4

Detained Asylum Seekers

1,787

Refugees

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FACILITY NAMES
Waikeria Prison
Location

Country: New Zealand

City & Region: Te Awamutu, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: -38.0997800175, 175.3851413727

Contact Information
Waikeria Prison
State Highway 3, 16 km south of Te Awamutu

Ph.: (09) 872 6700

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Last documented use
2015
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2009
Management
Management
Type
Year
Department of Corrections
Governmental
2009
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Department of Corrections
Ministry of Justice
Justice
2009
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2010

Adult women

2010
Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2009

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2009

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2009

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2009

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Age Segregation

Legal Segregation

No

2009
Family Segregation

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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