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Numbers of Koori women in Victorian prison system surge

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We speak to the Acting Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner Chris Humphreys about the genesis and major findings of the report, and Vickie Roach, who did time in a Victorian prison for five years and says that prejudice against Koori women exists at all levels of the Australian criminal justice system.(Image by kIM DARam from Flickr)

Aboriginal women make up more of the Victorian prison system than ever before. 8 in 10 of them are mothers. The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission launched a report today to investigate the dramatic rise in representation of Koori women in Victorian gaols. One of its major findings was that there needs to be a ‘culturally and gender appropriate’ approach to address the incarceration of these women.

 

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Monday, August 19 2013
Produced By Indre McGlinn
Featured in storyChris Humphreys - Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights CommissionerVickie Roach - Former inmate and advocate for at-risk Aboriginal women
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