The Greens have pledged to reduce Indigenous incarceration rates in line with non-Indigenous rates by 2030 as part of $20 million Justice Reinvestment package.
Greens leader Shane Rattenbury said the target was more ambitious than the goal set by the national Closing the Gap plan, which aimed for 15 per cent reduction in over representation of Indigenous people in prison by 2031.
"Meeting this target will be a challenge but the status quo simply isn't good enough," Mr Rattenbury said.
"We can, and must, do more to tackle the disproportionate rate of Indigenous incarceration here in the ACT.
"It is a blight on our collective conscience that even in a human rights jurisdiction like the ACT, this should be the case."
The policy involves spending $20 million over four years to accelerate investments in new and existing Justice Reinvestment programs, such as the Ngurraambai Bail Support Program, the ACT Government's Justice Housing Program, the ACT's Drug and Alcohol Court, and the 'Yarrabi Bamirr' family-centred program.
Labor promises sport facility upgrades
Meanwhile, Labor has promised $17 million worth of upgrades to existing sports grounds around Canberra if they are re-elected.
The projects will include:
- Lighting and irrigation upgrades at Amaroo District Playing Fields
- Parking enhancements, lighting, facilities and irrigation system improvements at Ngunnawal Neighbourhood Oval
- Major improvements to lighting, facilities and parking at Hawker District Playing Fields
- Amenity upgrades at Holt District Playing Fields
- Lighting upgrades at Mawson District Playing Fields
- Lighting and facilities upgrades at Kambah District Playing Fields
- Amenity upgrades at Greenway Oval
- Lighting upgrades at Watson Neighbourhood Oval
- Amenity upgrades at Kingston Oval
The Woden Valley Enclosed Oval (known as Phillip Enclosed Oval) will be getting a $7.5 million facelift with a new pavilion, upgraded grandstand and lights and more parking.
Some specific sports will also benefit, including $7.5 million to re-surface netball facilities, $1.7 million for a permanent home for dragon boating and $8 million tennis facility in Gungahlin.
Labor would allocate $1.5 million to upgrade pavilions to be female-friendly.
