Published: May 10, 2019
Though only 5% of people aged 10-17 are Aboriginal, they make up almost half of those under youth justice supervision
Young Indigenous people are 17 times more likely to be in detention than other Australians, and they are coming into the system at a much younger age, new figures show.
The latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare youth justice report found that although only 5% of people aged 10-17 are Aboriginal, they make up almost half of those under youth justice supervision.
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