SENTENCED PRISONERS

There were 6,029 sentenced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners at 30 June 2012, a 3% increase since 30 June 2011 (5,848), compared with a less than 1% decrease in the number of sentenced non-Indigenous prisoners (from 16,510 to 16,446). (Table 4.5)


Aggregate sentence length

Excluding prisoners with indeterminate, life with a minimum and periodic detention sentences, the median aggregate sentence length for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners was unchanged from 2011 at 2.0 years (24 months), while for non-Indigenous prisoners it was 3.9 years (47 months), also unchanged since 2011. (Tables 4.6 and 4.7)

Expected time to serve

Expected time to serve takes into account the earliest date of release for sentenced prisoners. Excluding prisoners with indeterminate, life without a minimum, and periodic detention sentences, the median expected time to serve for sentenced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners was 1.3 years (15 months). Median expected time to serve was highest for the offence of homicide (8.0 years or 96 months) followed by sexual assault (5.0 years or 60 months). For the non-Indigenous prisoner population the median expected time to serve was 2.3 years (27 months), with a median of 12 years (144 months) for the offence of homicide. (Tables 4.6 and 4.7)

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