Justice - ACTCOSS
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Justice

ACTCOSS advocates for justice reform in the ACT, with a focus on reducing incarceration, raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and addressing underlying social determinants of crime such as homelessness, health and mental health and alcohol and other drug dependence. We campaign to reduce the significant overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the ACT justice system.

ACTCOSS Position Statement on Justice

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7 May 2025 Learn more
Media release

ACTCOSS supports Board of Inquiry into the Treatment of Aboriginal Detainees

The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) stands in full support of the motion introduced today by Independent MLA Mr Thomas Emerson, calling for a Board of Inquiry into the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people incarcerated in the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC).  We echo the urgent calls of families and community leaders […]

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31 January 2023 Learn more
Media release

ACT continues to over-incarcerate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at alarming rates

Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services and the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) are today noting distressing statistics finding that the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the ACT justice system has worsened. Whilst it is promising to see an overall reduction in the total number of people in prison, […]

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