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Incarceration Nation
Australia was founded by the English with one clear purpose – to create a prison island. Over 200 years later, not much has changed; Rather than housing criminals from England, we are filling our jails with our most vulnerable and disadvantaged population.
It’s time for change.
For those in mainstream Australia, this crisis has felt like an overnight catastrophe linked to alcohol and unemployment. But the reality behind Aboriginal incarceration tells a different story, a story that dates back well beyond the advent of modern prisons, government programs and support services.
Incarceration Nation will tell that story – the tragic story of the systematic injustice and oppression of Aboriginal people since European settlement. This film will take its audience on a journey back into our dark past and shine a spotlight on incarceration from an Aboriginal perspective. Many things have changed, but many stay the same.
FIRST STEP: WATCH IT
Missed Incarceration Nation on NITV? Catch up on SBS on Demand.
SECOND STEP: SHARE IT
Understanding and empathy is the starting point of change. Help us share the truth of Australia’s history and our current incarceration crisis.
THIRD STEP: RAISE YOUR VOICE
Understanding and empathy is the starting point of change. Help us share the truth of Australia’s history and our current incarceration crisis.