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Indigenous jail rate 'shameful' //Dan Oaks//The Age
In 2010, there were 17 non-indigenous youths in detention per 100,000. In contrast, 429 Aboriginal youths per 100,000 were detained, more than there were 16 years ago, when figures were first collected.
For adults, about 2300 Aborigines per 100,000 of the indigenous population are in jail - more than double the figure in 1992 - as opposed to 130 per 100,000 of the non-indigenous population.
