Advocates call for an overhaul to how the prison system is dealing with women in the Northern Territory

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2024-11-23

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Incarceration rates In the Northern Territory are amongst the highest in the world, with more women being jailed than ever before. What's more, the number of Aboriginal women behind bars has more than doubled in the last three decades. Advocates are calling for an overhaul to the way women are being dealt with by the law.
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