Good morning Canberra, while we’re enjoying our first Reconciliation Day: @ACTPolicing are apprehending 35% more Indigenous Canberrans than they were 4 years ago, despite a drop in non-Indigenous apprehensions. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/act-police-apprehending-aboriginals-more-often-than-five-years-ago-20170920-gylh4k.html …
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Also: 21% of Canberra’s prison population is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander despite being only 2% of the the ACT’s population https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/act-set-to-trial-sentencing-reports-for-indigenous-offenders-20170803-gxofi1.html …
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And Indigenous Canberrans are being stuck in a cycle of offending over unpaid fines and being jailed for traffic offences https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/indigenous-canberrans-stuck-in-vicious-cycle-of-offending-20180502-p4zcz0.html …
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