Innovation in Meeting the Needs of Indigenous Inmates in Australia.

The article discusses the innovations at the facilities of the Kimberley Prison in Western Australia to meet the cultural and environmental needs of indigenous inmates. The Western Australian government's move is geared to reduce overrepresentation and reoffending of indigenous inmates on prisons an...

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Published in:Corrections Today Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 52 - 57
Main Author: Grant, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Published: American Correctional Association Sep/Oct2013
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        affil: Senior lecturer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Wilto Yerlo, University of Adelaide
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        Western Australia
        Indigenous peoples
        Institutionalized persons
        Correctional institutions
        Correctional facility operation services
        Recidivism policy
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          Indigenous peoples
          Institutionalized persons
          Correctional institutions
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          Other Residential Care Facilities
          Correctional Institutions
          Provincial correctional services
          Federal correctional services
          Facilities Support Services
          Correctional facility operation services
          Recidivism policy
      ab: The article discusses the innovations at the facilities of the Kimberley Prison in Western Australia to meet the cultural and environmental needs of indigenous inmates. The Western Australian government's move is geared to reduce overrepresentation and reoffending of indigenous inmates on prisons and corrections through a community consultation model. The new facilities cater to the indigenous inmates' cultural needs, family and community responsibilities, and spiritual connections.
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