According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, whilst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make up two per cent of the Australian population, as of last year Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people accounted for 27 % of the total prisoner population in Australia. (croakey.org)
According to Corrections Victoria, the recent growth in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner population in Victoria has been driven largely by an increase in remand and parole cancellations. (croakey.org)
Meanwhile, Ashby Jones at the WSJ Law Blog finds that Kent, as someone who once was in charge of sending people to prison, is likely to be segregated from the general prisoner population at Devens. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)