Exclusive: State Aboriginal Legal Service calls for end to ‘over-policing’ of Indigenous people
He pointed to a number of government initiatives aimed at addressing Closing the Gap targets, including almost $10m for justice reinvestment initiatives and $4.2m to expand the circle sentencing program to 20 local courts.
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s chief executive, Jonathon Hunyor, said the government and justice systems needed to change the way they were operating, citing the worsening “genuine crisis” for Indigenous people in NSW.
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