First Nations imprisonment is already at a record high. Unless government policy changes, it will only get worse
- Written by Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
This article contains information on deaths in custody and the names of deceased people, and describes ongoing colonial violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
First Nations people in Australia are the most imprisoned people in the world. This unenviable record is consolidating rather than receding. In 2023, First...