4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2013

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 05/12/2013

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Contents In this issue Overview + Prisoner characteristics, Australia + Prisoner characteristics, states and territories Changes in the Prisoner Population Imprisonment Rates Most Serious Offence or Charge Country of Birth Prior Imprisonment Sentenced Prisoners Unsentenced Prisoners + Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner characteristics + State and territory profiles + Federal offender characteristics Australian prisoner numbers reach 30,000 for the first time (Media Release) History of changes About this Release	PRIOR IMPRISONMENT At 30 June 2013, at least half of prisoners in all states and territories were recorded as having had prior adult imprisonment under sentence. Where prior imprisonment status was known, there was a higher proportion of male prisoners compared to female prisoners with prior imprisonment across all states and territories, except in the Australian Capital Territory where females had higher prior imprisonment than males (80% compared to 73%). (Table 30) Previous Page \| Next Page Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.