ALRC Offence profile of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remandees and nonIndigenous remandees 2016

Posted on by Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

The graph shows differences between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners on remand, compared with non-Indigenous prisoners. The most distinct difference is 42% of Aboriginal people are held for acts inteded to cause injury (compared to 24% non-Indigenous) and the next biggest charge for non-Indigenous peopel is illicit drug offences (19%) versus much fewer Aboriginal people (4%)

ALRC Offence profile of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remandees and nonIndigenous remandees (2016)

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