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31 January 2023
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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, […]
24 January 2023
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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children continue to be overrepresented in child protection and youth justice systems
Today’s release of the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) has shown that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children continue to be overrepresented in child protection and youth justice systems. The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) calls on the ACT Government to make the recommendations from the Our Booris, Our Way report [pdf](link […]