Prisoners, detainees and community based offenders output data

Prisoner by Gender

Prisoners by gender [1]MaleFemaleTotal
April 2020 - September 202060654660
October 2020 - March 202158251633
March 2021 - September 202158955644
October 2021 - March 202258756642
April 2022 – September 202258646632
October 2022 – March 202362044664
April 2023 – September 202369350742

Prisoners by Aboriginal Status

Prisoners by Aboriginal status [1]AboriginalNon-AboriginalUnknown/Not statedTotal
April 2020 - September 20201575003660
October 2020 - March 20211434864633
March 2021 - September 20211564835644
October 2021 - March 20221564788642
April 2022 – September 20221454816632
October 2022 – March 202314950213664
April 2023 – September 202317056012742

[1] Average of first day of the Month for each month of the reporting period.

Personal Searches

Youths detained in custody by Tasmania Police may be admitted to a watch-house and supervised by the Tasmania Prison Service pending interview, bail, or an appearance in court.

A risk assessment process is conducted prior to the searching of youth watch-house detainees. The risk assessment informs correctional officers of whether the youth presents a risk of harming them self or others, and the appropriate level of search required to mitigate that risk ranging from non-intrusive searching methods (such as a metal detector) to a personal search involving an unclothed search.

Personal searches conducted on youth watch-house detaineesNumber of total AdmissionsNumber subject to a personal search (unclothed search)
March 2021 – September 2021Male - 88Male - 21
Female - 31Female - 9
Aboriginal - 29Aboriginal - 4

October 2021 - March 2022

Male - 105Male - 24
Female - 20Female - 9
Aboriginal - 39Aboriginal - 6
April 2022 - September 2022Male - 110Male - 22
Female - 28Female - 4
Aboriginal - 41Aboriginal - 9
October 2022 - March 2023Male - 109Male - 5
Female - 57Female - 1
Aboriginal - 44Aboriginal - 1
April 2023 - September 2023Male - 99Male - 3
Female - 53Female - 0
Aboriginal - 47Aboriginal - 0

Community Based Offenders

Community Based Orders by Gender

People on community-based orders by gender [1]MaleFemaleTotal
April 2020 – September 20201,5484301,978
October 2020 – March 20211,5644091,973
March 2021 – September 20211,6214022,023
October 2021 - March 20221,7144112,125
April 2022 – September 20221,6304012,030
October 2022 – March 2023 1,5733981,971
April 2023 – September 20231,5483991,947

Community Based Orders by Aboriginal Status

People on community based orders by Aboriginal status [1]AboriginalNon-AboriginalUnknown/Not statedTotal
April 2020 – September 20203611,550671,978
October 2020 – March 20213731,533671,973
March 2021 – September 20213821,564772,023
October 2021 - March 20224101,625912,125
April 2022 – September 20224021,544842,030
October 2022 – March 20233961,488871,971
April 2023 – September 20233791,483851,947

Community Based Order Types

Community based order types [2]Home DetentionCC order with Community Service ConditionCommunity Service - Fine OptionCC order with Supervision ConditionSupervision - ParoleSupervised Bail - Court Mandated Drug Diversion
April 2020 – September 202067977101,1511206
October 2020 – March 20218795281,1641374
March 2021 – September 202110697081,2181444
October 2021 - March 20221051,00291,2911613
April 2022 – September 20228995671,2091443
October 2022 – March 20237094771,1251313
April 2023 – September 20235493871,1231064

[1] Average of first day of the Month for each month of the reporting period.

[2] Offenders may have more than one type of order at the same time, therefore the sum of people by order type may be greater than the number of people on a community based order.

Last updated: 24 October 2023