• Going to jail is now a badge of honour for young indigenous men http://bit.ly/4AG40L
• Aboriginal juveniles more likely to go to court. Non-indigenous juveniles more likely to get a warning or caution http://bit.ly/PstRA
• NT has lowest percentage of youth offered diversionary programs. Most are indigenous http://bit.ly/YmzV7
• WA to keep prisoner transport contract despite death of Mr Ward http://bit.ly/1UgwvJ
• Aboriginal Elders want youth bush programs rather than sending juvenile offenders away to detention and losing culture http://bit.ly/qra7o

The Indigenous News Updates are sourced from news and other articles from around the country that I have posted on Twitter.
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