Exclusive: State Aboriginal Legal Service calls for end to ‘over-policing’ of Indigenous people
Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
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.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup
More Stories
Project to build German EV microchip factory put on hold
Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian priest and ‘father of liberation theology’, dies at 96
Australia news live: Apple updates messaging app to allow children to report receiving images containing nudity; Chogm to begin in Samoa