The NSW Government is estimated to spend $660 million on First Nations people within the prisons system. In March 2024, there were 3,841 Aboriginal adults in prison in NSW, representing 30.8% of the adult prison population. Of young people in custody, 61.5% were Aboriginal as of December 2023. 

This audit will examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the NSW Government’s responses to Target 10 and Target 11 in Closing the Gap (that First Nations adults and young people are not overrepresented in the criminal justice systems) with a focus on programs and services provided to support First Nations people to prevent recidivism.