First Nations imprisonment is already at a record high. Unless government policy changes, it will only get worse

<https://theconversation.com/first-nations-imprisonment-is-already-at-a-record-high-unless-government-policy-changes-it-will-only-get-worse-226612>

"First Nations people in Australia are the most imprisoned people in the world.
This unenviable record is consolidating rather than receding. In 2023, First
Nations people accounted for 33% of the prison population – an all-time high.

This mass incarceration is highly disproportionate: Indigenous people make up
only 3% of the country’s population, yet they are 17 times more likely than
non-First Nations people to be imprisoned. We refer to this as
“hyperincarceration”.

This situation is the culmination of centuries of racism, punitive policy and
persistent failures to listen to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
But understanding the drivers of such high levels of incarceration is key to
dismantling them. So how did we get here?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics