Statement from the ABA on addressing Indigenous imprisonment rates

28/11/2014

The Australian Bar Association has issued a statement regarding the unacceptable rates of Indigenous incarceration, which were highlighted by the Productivity Commission’s report, Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage. The ABA again calls on federal, state and territory governments to adopt justice reinvestment as a guiding practice, whereby funds that would otherwise be allocated for imprisonment are instead directed to local communities with a high concentration of offenders addressing the underlying causes of crime within that community.Read the ABA statement here.