In Australia, Indigenous people are significantly over-represented in the prison system, making up 33% of the prison population, despite being only 3.8% of the general population. As of June 2022, around 12,900 First Nations people were in Australia's prisons.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

Over-representation: Indigenous Australians are incarcerated at a rate 16 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians.

Prison Population: In 2022, Indigenous people accounted for 33% of the prison population.

Specific Numbers: As of June 2022, 12,900 First Nations people were in Australia's prisons.

Data Source: The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) are key sources for this data.

Recent Increase: The number of incarcerated Indigenous adults rose by 8.9% from 11,849 in 2018 to 12,902 in 2022, according to Statista.

One in 22: One in every 22 Indigenous Australian men is in prison.
NSW: In NSW, 3.2% of adults are Aboriginal and one in 29 Aboriginal men in NSW are currently incarcerated.

2023 Data: In 2023, First Nations people accounted for 33% of the prison population, according to The Conversation.

2024 Data: Nationally at 30 June 2024, the age-standardised rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners was 2,304.4 per 100,000 adult population.

Solution?  Simple - the Two State Solution!!  Go your own way on your own totally owned hunk of land, and leave the rest alone.