Results for Incarceration
A series of high-profile and "punitive" law changes have directly fuelled a sharp rise in Indigenous incarceration in Victoria, with corrections data showing Aboriginal imprisonment has increased by a...
The Torch's We Sit in Circle reflects the journey of lived experience with incarceration by First Nations women, and their personal stories in art and cultural practice.
First Nations Australians are among the most incarcerated peoples in the world. The latest ABS data shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners account for 37 per cent of the national prison...
First Peoples communities continue to be the hardest hit by "populist, blunt and harmful" laws, the Australian Human Rights Commission says. While there has been progress on some Closing the Gap targe...
The peak body for Indigenous legal services says the Prime Minister must place an emergency youth justice summit on the agenda at the inaugural National Indigenous Labor Conference.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing renewed calls to convene an urgent national youth justice summit, as states and territories continue rolling out policies critics say are harming Indigenous c...
For First Nations artists in prison and previously incarcerated, this exhibition is about second chances - in more ways than one. The Torch is a Victoria-wide initiative supporting more than 800 First...
Warning: The following article contains references to suicide, which may be distressing to readersAustralia's Indigenous incarceration rates continue to rise sharply, while the proportion of children...