Aboriginal jail rates increase by 50 per cent, but rehab fails to reduce reoffending

By Bianca Hall, Legal Affairs Reporter
Updated August 28 2016 - 11:05pm, first published August 23 2016 - 8:17pm
Indigenous people are missing out on rehabilitation programs that could help them avoid returning to jail. Photo: Cathryn Tremain
Indigenous people are missing out on rehabilitation programs that could help them avoid returning to jail. Photo: Cathryn Tremain

The imprisonment rate for Aboriginal Australians has increased by an alarming 52 per cent over a decade.

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