Indigenous Imprisonment

There is something horribly wrong in Australia, something that is unnoticed by many people like myself - the horrendous over representation of indigenous people in our prison systems. Except for the fact that I study in this area and have an interest I would not have known the shame of what is happening. So I have started a campaign www.16times.webs.com and hope that it catches the hearts and minds of others.

Last week as part of my research I watched a short film Lonely Boy Richard http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=LAWAND
and I found this great study guide http://www.filmaust.com.au/programs/teachers_notes/8533lonelyboyrichardnotes.pdf which talks more about the issues involved.

We are looking at partnering and discussing this issue with indigenous organisations and the Australian Prison Foundation is putting together a policy document to go with the campaign.