Article 6MSC0 ‘We should all be furious’: Aboriginal people make up record 31% of adult prison population in NSW

‘We should all be furious’: Aboriginal people make up record 31% of adult prison population in NSW

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Lorena Allam
from World news | The Guardian on (#6MSC0)

Premier Chris Minns says the statistics on Indigenous Australians in the state's jails represent a major issue'

The number of Aboriginal adults and young people in New South Wales prisons is the highest on record, new figures released on Tuesday show.

In March, the number of Aboriginal adults in prison was at a record high", the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (Bocsar) said. Aboriginal adults make up 31% of the prison population.

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