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| Subject: OZschwitz gulag: Bold steps needed to keep Aborigines out of jail Tue May 01, 2012 6:53 pm | |
| THE NSW Governor, Marie Bashir, former High Court judge Michael Kirby and former state attorney-general Bob Debus are among a high-profile group calling for tens of millions of dollars to be diverted from the juvenile justice system each year into prevention to stem the ''shameful'' high rate of jailed young Aborigines.
Aboriginal youths are 28 times more likely to end up in detention, at a cost of $230,000 a year a person, NSW Justice Department figures show.
Mr Kirby said the criminal justice approach had ''failed'' both Aboriginal people and the wider community. ''Clearly, there is a shocking problem on our hands. We have to be ready to take bold steps and even some risks,'' he said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bold-steps-needed-to-keep-aborigines-out-of-jail-20120501-1xx6u.html#ixzz1tf4KMb92
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