First Nations Australians make up around 2% of the Australian population, yet represent 27% of the national prison population.
The Uluṟu Statement from the Heart also highlights: ‘Proportionally, we are the most incarcerated people on the planet. We are not an innately criminal people… Walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.’
Such statistics were the grounds for the foundation of The Torch, an organisation that provides art, cultural and arts industry support to Indigenous offenders and ex-offenders in Victoria.
