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Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health
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Social issues
First Peoples health
Prison sentences
First Peoples incarceration
Australia
Description
Indigenous Australians make up almost one-quarter of Australia’s prison population. In the past 20 years, Indigenous Australians have continued to fill our country’s prisons at alarmingly disproportionate rates. The issues experienced by Indigenous offenders are significant and complex. The strong links between substance misuse and Indigenous incarceration highlight an urgent need for government to address this disturbing problem.
Publication Details
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Australian National Council on Drugs 2009
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
25 Jul 2009
