A cultural approach to reducing Indigenous reoffending
From Law Report by ABC Australia
April 7, 2026 · 29 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the high rates of Indigenous incarceration in Australia and the trial of the Walama sentencing list aimed at reducing reoffending.
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.
Topics covered
- Indigenous incarceration
- recidivism
- Walama sentencing list
- criminal justice
- New South Wales
Keywords
- Indigenous
- incarceration
- recidivism
- Walama sentencing list
- New South Wales
- criminal justice
- rehabilitation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: District Court of New South Wales
Places: Australia
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