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Prisoner health snapshot reveals young Australians with disability at risk

Borallon Correctional Centre Brisbane

Borallon Correctional Centre Brisbane Source: AAP

Young Australians between the ages of 18 and 34 living with disabilities were incarcerated at three times the rate of their able-bodied counterparts last year.


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By Evan Young

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Young Australians between the ages of 18 and 34 living with disabilities were incarcerated at three times the rate of their able-bodied counterparts last year.



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