Australia: Report Confirms Reducing Over-Imprisonment Is Critical To Close The Gap

Australia: Report Confirms Reducing Over-Imprisonment Is Critical To Close The Gap   The National Director of ANTaR says a report released today confirms the urgent need for governments to reduce the disproportionate number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people being imprisoned.   Jacqueline Phillips says the latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows the imprisonment rate of Indigenous Australians has increased by more than 50 per cent over the last...

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