Why is Indigenous incarceration in the ACT so high?

Join us at our next LOCAL Politics in the Pub event for a discussion about the shocking Indigenous incarceration rates in the ACT and what needs to change.

Note the change of venue to the Irish Club, 6 Parkinson St Weston. The Austrian Australian Club is temporarily closed.

As the only jurisdiction that voted YES in the referendum, Canberrans would be shocked to know there have been 3 Aboriginal deaths in custody at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the last 6 months, that we have very high rates of Indigenous incarceration, the highest rate of recidivism in the country, and that our rate of youth in detention is the third highest in Australia after Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Hope to see you there for a drink and a chat about this important topic. Catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Bring a friend, neighbour, colleague or family member!