澳大利亚最新Closing the Gap数据揭示了原住民儿童在司法系统中的困境[1]。根据报告，原住民儿童在未判决状态下平均被关押57天，其中昆士兰州情况最为严峻，80-90%的未判决关押案例中儿童平均被羁押96天[1]。此外，超过半数少年司法拘留者为原住民青年[1]。
国家目标的实现前景堪忧。五年来，原住民儿童未判决关押率从69%上升至76%，表明改善态势停滞不前[1]。澳大利亚设定了在2031年前减少30%原住民儿童入狱的目标，但现有数据表明这一目标面临挑战[1]。生产力委员会National Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter就此表态："这些数字应该让每个澳大利亚人担忧；这是实际伤害，每年都在加重"[1]。
专家和社区领导人将问题归咎于多方面因素。不稳定的住房、法律程序缓慢以及缺乏早期干预项目被指为关键症结所在[1]。数据还显示，超过十分之一在2022-23年完成社区判决的原住民青年在一年内重新进入拘留[1]。各界呼吁政府增加投资，以扭转当前局面[1]。
New Closing the Gap data released by Australia's Productivity Commission shows that Indigenous children spend an average of 57 days in remand without conviction [1]. The figures highlight a worsening trend, with the proportion of Indigenous youth in remand increasing from 69 percent to 76 percent over the past five years [1]. Queensland has been particularly affected, with between 80 and 90 percent of detained Indigenous children held on remand and averaging 96 days in custody—the highest rate nationally [1].
The report, released on July 29, 2026, indicates that Australia is not on track to meet its national target of reducing Indigenous children's incarceration by 30 percent by 2031 [1]. Indigenous young people represent more than half of all youth justice detainees [1]. National Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter stated: "These figures should concern every Australian; this is real harm, and it is worsening year on year" [1]. Experts and community leaders have identified unstable housing, slow legal proceedings, and a lack of early intervention programs as key contributing factors, calling for increased government investment to address these systemic issues [1]. Additionally, more than one in ten Indigenous youth who completed community sentences in 2022–23 returned to detention within a year [1].