Proportion of Aboriginal inmates in NSW hit a record 29.7% in February
by Tamsin Rose from World news | The Guardian on (#6BZ1J)
Exclusive: State Aboriginal Legal Service calls for end to over-policing' of Indigenous people
The proportion of Aboriginal people in prisons across New South Wales has reached an all-time high, prompting an urgent call from key groups for governments to end the over-policing" of Indigenous communities.
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (Bocsar) figures revealed Aboriginal people accounted for a record 29.7% of the state's adult prison population in February, dipping slightly to 29.5% in March.
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