Because we’re not allowed to ask the Minister’s opinion if 88 percent is fair, reasonable, or just disgusting, what I will ask is: What work has the Department of Justice done to find out what the root cause of this is and, furthermore, what are they able to do to help bring what one may describe as a reasonable balance in the sense of representation? Because I would say that 88 percent of our population representing the jails being solely Aboriginal people is not reasonable.
Robert Hawkins on Question 206-17(4): Aboriginal Prison Populations
In the Legislative Assembly on March 7th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Question 206-17(4): Aboriginal Prison Populations
Oral Questions
March 6th, 2013
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