A cultural approach to reducing Indigenous reoffending

A cultural approach to reducing Indigenous reoffending

Author: ABC Australia April 7, 2026 Duration: 29:06
Indigenous incarceration rates are off the scale in Australia. For the last four years, the District Court of New South Wales has been trialling the Walama sentencing list, a program aimed at reducing recidivism.

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