Over twenty years ago the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody highlighted the fact that the rate of imprisonment of Indigenous Australians was over 13 times higher than the rate of non-Indigenous Australians, now it is almost 16 times higher.
Indigenous prison populations are increasing faster than non-Indigenous prison populations. Non-Indigenous imprisonment rates have increased by three percent, whereas Indigenous imprisonment rates have increased by five percent since 2006.
The situation is much worse for juveniles, an Indigenous person under 18 years of age is almost 21 times more likely to be incarcerated than a non-Indigenous person under 18 years.
In the Northern Territory 83% of prisoners are Indigenous yet there are over three times as many non-Indigenous people living in the Northern Territory than Indigenous people. In Western Australia 41% of prisoners are Indigenous and an Indigenous person is over 25 times more likely to be imprisoned than a non-Indigenous person in that state.
The momentum is undeniable. People are finally waking up to these numbers.
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Hilary Stewart
5 years ago
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Yep. Implement all the recommendations of all the Royal Commissions. Otherwise you're wasting your time and money.
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Bassam Imam
11 years ago
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Indigenous Australians have the inherent GOD-given rights to be treated as full-fledged and equal human beings, to live freely and happily on their ancestral lands, and to not be persecuted, discriminated against or treated unjustly, and their cultural integrity must be respected.
The main reason for the higher incarceration rates of incarceration of indigenous peoples is a direct result of gross injustice inflicted upon them.
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Dave Stevens
17 years ago
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its honestly disgraceful how nothing has changed in 20 years. stop locking up our kids and fix the system already. too many families ruined by this.
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Over twenty years ago the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody highlighted the fact that the rate of imprisonment of Indigenous Australians was over 13 times higher than the rate of non-Indigenous Australians, now it is almost 16 times higher.
Indigenous prison populations are increasing faster than non-Indigenous prison populations. Non-Indigenous imprisonment rates have increased by three percent, whereas Indigenous imprisonment rates have increased by five percent since 2006.
The situation is much worse for juveniles, an Indigenous person under 18 years of age is almost 21 times more likely to be incarcerated than a non-Indigenous person under 18 years.
In the Northern Territory 83% of prisoners are Indigenous yet there are over three times as many non-Indigenous people living in the Northern Territory than Indigenous people. In Western Australia 41% of prisoners are Indigenous and an Indigenous person is over 25 times more likely to be imprisoned than a non-Indigenous person in that state.
The momentum is undeniable. People are finally waking up to these numbers.
3 Comments
H
Hilary Stewart
5 years ago
Featured
Yep. Implement all the recommendations of all the Royal Commissions. Otherwise you're wasting your time and money.
B
Bassam Imam
11 years ago
Featured
Indigenous Australians have the inherent GOD-given rights to be treated as full-fledged and equal human beings, to live freely and happily on their ancestral lands, and to not be persecuted, discriminated against or treated unjustly, and their cultural integrity must be respected.
The main reason for the higher incarceration rates of incarceration of indigenous peoples is a direct result of gross injustice inflicted upon them.
D
Dave Stevens
17 years ago
Featured
its honestly disgraceful how nothing has changed in 20 years. stop locking up our kids and fix the system already. too many families ruined by this.
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Yep. Implement all the recommendations of all the Royal Commissions. Otherwise you're wasting your time and money.