--- title: Corrective services, Report on Government Services resource: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/ publisher: Productivity Commission licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-01-27 rows: 728 fields: 25 source: https://assets.pc.gov.au/2026-01/rogs-2026-partc-section8-corrective-services-dataset_0.csv source_sha256: efac91e04ce671da4aaca85369ef4b9aacf0a74a85be9152311ea1e1d44995d6 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Corrective services, Report on Government Services Every figure in the Report on Government Services section on corrective services, by state and territory: prisoner numbers and rates, costs, deaths and escapes, community corrections and program outcomes, 2015-16 to 2024-25. Updated yearly. Published by Productivity Commission under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. 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Also called: RoGS corrective services, Report on Government Services Part C section 8, Prison population statistics by state, Cost per prisoner per day Australia. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/v/2026-01-27/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.csv (246 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.xlsx (85 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.json (453 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.parquet (40 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.sqlite (279 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.duckdb (300 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.ndjson (451 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.arrow (54 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.csv.gz (22 KB) Pinned version 2026-01-27: `https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/v/2026-01-27/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/rogs-corrective-services/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/rogs-corrective-services/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/rogs-corrective-services/rows?description1=eq.Age-standardised%20imprisonment%20rate%20per%20100000%20adults&sex=eq.All%20people&year=eq.2024-25&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/rogs-corrective-services/aggregate?group=indigenous_status&metric=max.australia&description1=eq.Age-standardised%20imprisonment%20rate%20per%20100000%20adults&sex=eq.All%20people&year=eq.2024-25 Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `table_number` | string | Table_Number | | | `year` | string | Year | | | `measure` | string | Measure | | | `age` | string | Age | | | `sex` | string | Sex | | | `indigenous_status` | string | Indigenous_Status | | | `remoteness` | string | Remoteness | | | `cs_type` | string | CS_Type | | | `year_dollars` | string | Year_Dollars | | | `description1` | string | Description1 | | | `description2` | string | Description2 | | | `description3` | string | Description3 | | | `description4` | string | Description4 | | | `description5` | string | Description5 | | | `data_source` | string | Data_Source | | | `unit` | string | Unit | | | `nsw` | number | NSW | | | `vic` | number | Vic | | | `qld` | number | Qld | | | `wa` | number | WA | | | `sa` | number | SA | | | `tas` | number | Tas | | | `act` | number | ACT | | | `nt` | number | NT | | | `australia` | number | Aust | | ## Versions - 2026-01-27: 728 rows, 25 fields, sha256 efac91e04ce6. https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/v/2026-01-27/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Prison locations, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/) (Qld) - [Young people in youth detention each day by age group, Queensland 2011 to 2016](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-youth-detention-daily-by-age/) (Qld) - [Young people in youth detention each day by detention centre, Queensland 2011 to 2016](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-youth-detention-daily-by-centre/) (Qld) - [Young people in youth detention each day by sex, Queensland 2011 to 2016](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-youth-detention-daily-by-sex/) (Qld) - [Offences reported to police by suburb and day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-crime-statistics/) (SA) - [Prison locations and capacity, Victoria, 2009](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-prison-locations/) (Vic) - [Young people in detention on an average night, by quarter, Australia, 2008 to 2016](https://publicdata.au/d/au-youth-detention-population-quarterly/) (Cth) - [Victims of family and domestic violence crimes by state, sex and year, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/au-fdv-victims-recorded-crime/) (Cth) - [Domestic homicide victims by sex and year, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/au-domestic-homicide-victims/) (Cth) - [Recorded criminal incidents by council area and month, NSW](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-recorded-crime-by-lga/) (NSW) - [Recorded offences by region and month, Northern Territory](https://publicdata.au/d/nt-crime-statistics/) (NT) - [Traffic infringements and charges issued by police district, Queensland, from 2013-14](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-traffic-infringements-issued/) (Qld) ## Attribution and citation Productivity Commission, Australian Government, Report on Government Services 2026, Part C section 8 Corrective services dataset (section 8), sourced 30 September 2026, https://www.pc.gov.au/ongoing/report-on-government-services/2026/data-downloads, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Productivity Commission, Australian Government, Report on Government Services 2026, Part C section 8 Corrective services dataset (section 8), sourced 30 September 2026, https://www.pc.gov.au/ongoing/report-on-government-services/2026/data-downloads, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/v/2026-01-27/ Harvard: Productivity Commission (2026) Corrective services, Report on Government Services, version 2026-01-27 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 30 September 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/v/2026-01-27/ Markdown: Data: [Corrective services, Report on Government Services](https://www.pc.gov.au/copyright), Productivity Commission, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 30 September 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/v/2026-01-27/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Corrective services as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/v/2026-01-27/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Corrective services in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/v/2026-01-27/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 728 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/v/2026-01-27/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Corrective services cover? The current version covers the years since 2015. Each release from PC becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Corrective services updated? PC releases it yearly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Corrective services commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Corrective services? No. The publisher is Productivity Commission, and its page is https://www.pc.gov.au/copyright. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What is in the corrective services dataset? Every figure in the section 8 attachment tables: recurrent expenditure on prisons and community corrections, the daily average prisoner and offender populations by sex, Indigenous status and legal status, imprisonment rates, cost per prisoner per day, escapes, deaths in custody, time out of cells, employment and education in prison and completion of community orders, each for every state and territory and for Australia, from 2015-16 to 2024-25. ### What is the Report on Government Services? The Productivity Commission's yearly report on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services, compiled for the Council of Australian Governments and its successors since 1995. Each section's dataset holds every figure in the section's attachment tables in one long table, with a column for each state and territory and for Australia. ### What do np, na and .. mean? The Commission writes np where a figure is not published, na where it is not available and .. where it is not applicable. Not published is kept here as a null with a suppressed flag on the row; the other two are kept as plain nulls. ### Where do the figures come from? Each row names its data source, usually a state or territory government, the ABS or the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, as the Commission states it. The Commission publishes the dataset under CC BY 4.0 with third party content excepted, and the source column is how that content is identified. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/rogs-corrective-services.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/rogs-corrective-services.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.