Aborigines make up 29% of Oz’s prisoners, yet only 3% of its population
‘Political will and strong leadership seem to be missing in enacting 30-year-old report into jailed indigenous people’
15 April 2021 - 19:23
Aboriginal deaths in custody in Australia and high incarceration rates came under a harsh spotlight from indigenous groups and policymakers on Thursday as they marked the 30th anniversary of a report on an issue that has become a source of national shame...
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