ACT government flags review of Indigenous incarceration rates

Jasper Lindell
August 19 2020 - 4:30am
The Alexander Maconochie Centre, where the rate of Indigenous imprisonment has increased significantly over the past decade. Picture: Karleen Minney
The Alexander Maconochie Centre, where the rate of Indigenous imprisonment has increased significantly over the past decade. Picture: Karleen Minney

The ACT government will commission a review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander over-representation in the justice system if re-elected, with consultation on the review to begin before the caretaker period starts next month.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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