4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2011

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Prisoner numbers drop for the first time in a decade (Media Release)

Contents >> Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner characteristics >> PRIOR IMPRISONMENT

PRIOR IMPRISONMENT

There were proportionally more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners than non-Indigenous prisoners with prior imprisonment. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners had a prior adult imprisonment under sentence, compared with just under half (48%) of non-Indigenous prisoners. (Table 4.5)