澳大利亚原住民儿童面临长期未判决羁押

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.