Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 18th September 2018 - A coalition of Indigenous leaders, academics and community groups are challenging the government over their silence on an inquiry into incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres…
Rachel McFadden, Tuesday, 11th July 2017 - A peak body for law reform in NSW is calling on the state government to “urgently” act to address NSW’s skyrocketing Indigenous incarceration rates. In light of a new report revealing…
Rachel McFadden, Monday, 29th May 2017 -
The over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders is costing nearly $8 billion annually and will grow to almost $20 billion per annum by 2040 without further intervention,…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 27th October 2016 -
The federal government has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to inquire into what has been described as “the catastrophic” levels of Indigenous incarceration in…
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 23rd August 2016 - The over-representation and treatment of Indigenous Australians in the justice system is once again making headlines, but a documentary, Prison Songs, puts a human face to the experiences…