Tawa, Wellington

Arohata 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 women, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
No Data
No Data
No Data
New Zealand

13

Detained asylum seekers (2015)

1

Number of detention centres (2016)

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MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2009
Operating Period

Year of Entry

Year Ceased

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2015
Management

Name Department of Corrections

Type Governmental

2009
Custodial Authorities

Agency Department of Corrections

Ministry Ministry of Justice

Ministry Typology Justice

2009

STATISTICS & DATA

Demographics

Name Adult women

2010
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2009

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2009
Capacity (specialised immigration facility)

Type

Capacity 0

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2009

CONDITIONS & REGIME

Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2009
Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation

Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation No

2015

Legal Segregation No

2009
Family Segregation

Family Segregation

Age Segregation

Age Segregation