Though Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) women make up only 3% of Australia’s female population, they account for over one-third of Australia’s female prison population. 80% of Indigenous female prisoners are mothers. Research released in May based on interviews with 43 Aboriginal mothers across six prisons found that the overwhelming majority of them don’t …
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Adrian Chernyk: Health & Indigenous Australians 