Teens promote justice reinvestment, through rap

Reducing crime and incarceration rates was front and centre at the National Youth Affairs conference in Adelaide, and so were the 15-year-olds who chose rap.

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Reducing the Indigenous incarceration rates would deliver substantial economic and social benefits, but a lack of vision by governments risks missing the opportunity.

That stark message was delivered in a rap song, a genre probably unfamiliar to many politicians but one that resonated with the audience at the National Youth Affairs conference in Adelaide.

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By Karen Ashford

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