As Indigenous incarceration rates keep rising, justice reinvestment offers a solution
- Written by Sophie Russell, Research Associate, UNSW
The over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is one of our nation’s most significant human rights concerns.
Data released last week show the number of people imprisoned in Australia has continued to rise. The rate of Indigenous incarceration has increased by 45% since 2008.
It is a national shame that Aboriginal...
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