
Perspective
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When social justice becomes ‘just us’
Eric Gonzales reflects on his experience with juvenile justice visitation initiatives
Eric Gonzales reflects on his experience with juvenile justice visitation initiatives
In Orana Juvenile Justice Centre, 99% of the inmates are Aboriginal. Indigenous youths represent only 5% of young Australian people. Yet 39% of the young people in the juvenile justice system are Aboriginal. At the Centre, I heard some of the adults telling the kids not to waste their opportunities. But what opportunities are they…