This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Breakdown of prisoners serving sentences of less than three years'.


24 April 2020  
C120438 
David Farrar 
[FYI request #12541 email] 
Tēnā koe Mr Farrar 
Thank you for your email of 26 March 2020, requesting further information 
about individuals serving less than three years’ imprisonment, as at 30 
November 2019. Your request has been considered under the Official 
Information Act 1982 (OIA). 
You have requested: 
a breakdown of the 1,985 prisoners by their number of convictions, 
specifically how many are in each of the following categories: 

1.
10 or fewer convictions
2.
11 to 25 convictions
3.
26 to 50 convictions
4.
50 to 75 convictions
5.
76 to 100 convictions
6.
(6) 101 - 200 convictions
7.
more than 200 convictions
Please refer to the table below. 
Number of convictions  Prisoners 
10 or fewer 
461 
11 to 25 
617 
26 to 50 
577 
51 to 75 
208 
76 to 100 
71 
101 to 200 
46 
more than 200 

Total 
1,985 


As noted in my letter to you dated 14 April 2020, the average number 
of convictions for this group is 30, not 50 as previously advised. 
I trust the information provided is of assistance. Should you have any concerns 
with this response, I would encourage you to raise these 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, Wellington 6143. 
Ngā mihi nui 
Rachel Leota 
National Commissioner