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Otago Corrections — Remand Prison
Department of Corrections · Otago
New remand prison facility in Otago to reduce transfer of prisoners to Christchurch or Wellington. Site selection underway. National's Corrections programme includes capacity expansion.
B
67/100 · Likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
Funding statusweight 30%
Delivery stageweight 25%
Election / policy riskweight 20%
Govt priority alignmentweight 12%
Project scaleweight 8%
Delivery agencyweight 5%
Key facts
- Region
- Otago
- Sector
- Other
- Status
- Planning
- Estimated value
- $380m
- Indicative completion
- 2027
- Funding status
- Part Funded
- Lead organisation
- Department of Corrections
- Election risk
- Low
Election risk assessment
Bipartisan support for corrections capacity expansion.
Government priority alignment
HIGH — Aligns with the government's corrections-capacity expansion priority.
Chronology
- 2021Corrections identifies critical remand prison shortage in Otago/Southland — prisoners transported to Christchurch
- 2023National wins election with expanded corrections capacity as policy. Otago facility prioritised
- 2024Site selection process underway. Community consultation
- 2025Site confirmed; design and procurement
- 2027Target completion