Figure 3: Ethnic makeup of New Zealand general population, prisons, segregation units, and longer segregation stays 14% Longer (>15 Days segregation stays) 29% 57% 12% 27% Segregation units 56% 11.60% New Zealand prisons 30.70% 51.30% 8.10% New Zealand general population 70.20% 16.50% 0 10% Pacific peoples 20% 30% 40% European 50% 60% 70% 80% Mäori The discrepancy in the rate of segregation placements along racial lines is a very worrying observation which requires further analysis. Figure 4: Ethnic groups representation in NZ general public; prisons; and different types of segregation 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% New Zealand general public Pacific peoples New Zealand prisons ISU/At risk (vulnerable) European Management units (high risk/ dangerous) Disciplinary segregation (‘separates’) Segregation lasting >15 days Mäori Women were segregated at a far higher rate than men: 255 instances per every 100 women prisoners, compared to 147 men per 100 (based on the number of prisoners at the end of December 2019). The number was even higher in the largest women’s prison, where women were segregated 285 times per 100 17