SENTENCED PRISONERS
At 30 June 2018:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sentenced prisoners had shorter periods of incarceration than non-Indigenous sentenced prisoners:
- The median aggregate sentence length for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners was 2.0 years, compared to 3.5 years for non-Indigenous prisoners. (Table 11)
- The median expected time to serve for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners was 1.3 years, compared to 2.2 years for non-Indigenous prisoners. (Table 12)
- The median aggregate sentence length for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sentenced prisoners was longest in South Australia (3.6 years) and shortest in Northern Territory (1.2 years). (Table 26)