Image: NSW Corrective Services.
New figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) show the proportion of Aboriginal people in prison in our state is the highest on record.
Aboriginal people made up 29.7% of the adult prison population in NSW in February 2023, the highest proportion on record. In March 2023, it stood at 29.5%.
BOSCAR Data also shows 56.7% of imprisoned children in NSW are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The number of Aboriginal young people in custody is now 122, an increase of 28.4% in the 12 months to March 2023. Of those Aboriginal young people, 92 (75.4%) were on remand…