Justice reinvestment works to reduce the number of Aboriginal people being imprisoned by putting resources into building strong communities, not expensive and ineffective prisons.
In NSW, over half the children in jail are Aboriginal. This costs more than $1200 per child per day.
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In Australia the prison system costs taxpayers $3.7 billion a year. We cannot afford to continue down this path. There’s a better way to invest our resources.
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Would justice reinvestment benefit your community? Find out how much is being spent on services and incarceration in your local area using the JR Calculator.
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Australia’s first justice reinvestment trial is happening in Bourke, a small town in north-west NSW.
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