Sentences with phrase «indigenous prisoners»

Another way of looking at the health inequality of Indigenous prisoners is tracking the mortality rate of prisoners upon their release from custody.

Indigenous prisoners represented 24 % of the total prisoner population (6139 males and 567 females)[123] as of the 30th June 2008, a proportion unchanged from the previous year.

[137] Similar levels of Hepatitis C were found for Indigenous and non-Indigenous prisoners, with 37 % of Indigenous prisoners compared with 34 % of non-Indigenous prisoners, having Hepatitis C antibodies.

In 2008, 73 % of Indigenous prisoners, compared to 49 % of non-Indigenous prisoners, had a history of prior adult imprisonment.

Despite this, the number of Indigenous prisoners has increased significantly over the 17 - years since the RDIADC.

[128] M Willis, Reintegration of Indigenous prisoners: key findings, Australian Institute of Criminology Trends and Issues in Crime and Justice no. 364 (2008).

National statistical data indicates that nearly 3 in every 4 (76 percent) of all Indigenous prisoners had been previously imprisoned.

The prevalence of hearing loss makes it difficult for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to understand and participate in legal proceedings, the report said, with 90 percent of Indigenous prisoners in the Darwin and Alice Springs correctional systems having hearing loss.

What about funding a project to work out how it can be explained to voters that the famous Deaths in Custody Enquiry established that NO - indigenous prisoners died at a higher rate than did indigenous prisoners?

[38] Australian Institute of Criminology, «Reintegration of Indigenous prisoners: new study released» (Media Release, 28 August 2008).

b) Recidivism rates among Indigenous women: National statistical data indicates that nearly 3 in every 4 (76 percent) of all Indigenous prisoners had been previously imprisoned.

limited attention to post-release needs of Indigenous prisoners (male or female) within the main policies for addressing Indigenous peoples over-representation in the criminal justice system - such as Justice Agreements;

Also in Victoria a media tool (in CD form) developed by the Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative in partnership with the Grampians Regional Area Justice Advisory Council (RAJAC) aims to provide Indigenous prisoners in that State with information about programs and services they can access pre and post release, as well as information about their rights as prisoners.

The program has not yet been provided to Indigenous prisoners.

Fourth, it was also noted that there is limited attention to post-release needs of Indigenous prisoners (male or female) within the main policy documents for addressing Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system.

«The judgment found that the use of solitary confinement against indigenous prisoners and prisoners with mental illness is discriminatory,» she says.

Raji Mangat, director of litigation for West Coast LEAF, says prisoners experiencing mental illness and indigenous prisoners are disproportionately impacted by solitary confinement.

Justice Peter Leask ruled that solitary confinement violates sections 7 and 15 of the Charter, by harming prisoners» life, liberty, and security of the person and by discriminating against Indigenous prisoners and prisoners experiencing mental illness.

Justice Peter Leask found the prolonged and indefinite segregation of federal prisoners violates their rights to life, liberty, and security of the person (s. 7 of the Charter) and discriminates against mentally ill and Indigenous prisoners (s. 15 of the Charter).

Correctional Service Canada is currently updating policy regarding the consideration of Aboriginal Social History in the administration of Indigenous prisoners» sentences.

The Indigenous prisoner population has more than doubled since 1988, and has increased by an average of 6.9 % per year for the past decade.

With a team of over eighty staff across the Top End of the Northern Territory, together we bring a wealth of experience in the fields of Criminal, Civil, Advocacy, Welfare Rights, Community Legal Education and Indigenous Prisoner Throughcare.

Data collection on Indigenous prisoner health status is very poor, however, given the extensive evidence of Indigenous health inequality, it is reasonable to assume that Indigenous prisoners would experience «a health status the same or probably worse than that of the general prisoner population».

Not exact matches

Prisoners» Legal Services executive director, Jennifer Metcalfe, appeared today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women as part of their current study on Indigenous women pPrisoners» Legal Services executive director, Jennifer Metcalfe, appeared today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women as part of their current study on Indigenous women prisonersprisoners.

It was established as a result of the recommendation of the Task Force on Federally Sentenced Women and in response to proposals by the Native Women's Association and former Indigenous female prisoners.

It is now well understood that Indigenous women experience extremely high rates of family violence (45) and that past experiences of violence or abuse are extremely common among Indigenous female prisoners.

A significant factor among the Indigenous female prisoner population is the high rate of recidivism (or repeat offenders).

This is despite there being relatively few Indigenous female prisoners at any one time, when expressed in raw numbers.

Sisters Inside Inc, a Brisbane - based community organisation, is funded to provide pre and post-release support programs to women prisoners and releasees (including Indigenous women).

The 1998 National Prisoner Census shows that 18.8 per cent, or nearly 1 in 5 prisoners, were recorded as Indigenous on the night of the Prisoner Census.

Consultations were held with Indigenous women (including prisoners and ex-prisoners), Indigenous and other community organisations, government departments and academics across Australia.

There are very high levels of mental health problems for all prisoners, but the Indigenous burden is higher.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS), the national provider of legal services to Indigenous communities will be defunded by $ 13.4 million.In June 2013, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders accounted for 27 % of the total prisoner population.

A 2009 survey of New South Wales prisoners found that 55 per cent of Indigenous men and 64 per cent of Indigenous women reported an association between drug use and their offence.

rates of imprisonment at «crisis point», with an 88 % increase in rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders over the past decade — Indigenous people now 13x more likely to end up in custody, comprise one - third of all female prisoners and half of all juveniles in detention

Nevertheless, while female representation is low overall, Indigenous women are over-represented, constituting 8 % of all female prisoners.

It is now well understood that Indigenous women experience extremely high rates of family violence and that past experiences of violence and abuse are extremely common among Indigenous female prisoners.

There is also a clear connection between incarceration of Indigenous women and being a victim of violence — there are extremely high rates of substance abuse and reporting of having been a victim of violence among Indigenous female prisoners — this highlights the need for support programs for Indigenous women in prison and also post-release (such as healing and re-integration, housing etc).

The median age of all prisoners as of June 30 2007 was 33 years, while the median age of Indigenous male prisoners was 31 years, and the median age of Indigenous female prisoners was 30 years.

In her research of mortality among Indigenous women prisoners after being released from jail in Victoria, Martyres identifies the importance of contextualising a women's life circumstances prior to, during and immediately following imprisonment:

Over 1990 - 1999, the decade since the RCIADIC reported, the Australian Institute of Criminology reports that despite some fluctuations in rates of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous deaths in custody since 1982, the rates of death per 1,000 prisoners have become more similar since 1999 and both have begun to trend downward since 1999.