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Cherbourg · QLD · Cherbourg Wellbeing Indigenous Corporation
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Overview · from public sources
A Commonwealth-funded justice reinvestment project in Cherbourg led by Cherbourg Wellbeing Indigenous Corporation.
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Impact figures · each on its own source
$1.5 million
HeldAverage annual cost to incarcerate 10-17 year olds from Cherbourg
youthjustice.qld.gov.au · 2017View original
nearly three quarters of community members
HeldCommunity support for introducing justice reinvestment in Cherbourg (2017 consultation)
youthjustice.qld.gov.au · 2017View original
The story so far · from public sources
Justice reinvestment project initiated in Cherbourg in April 2017 by the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Youth Justice) — described as the first attempt to implement all four formal stages of justice reinvestment in Queensland, targeting incarceration rates of young Indigenous people aged 10-25.
youthjustice.qld.gov.au ↗Queensland DJAG and Youth Justice consulted community members, organisations and stakeholders in Cherbourg on whether and how justice reinvestment could be implemented locally, via interviews, surveys and community forums; Cherbourg Local Council endorsed the consultant's final report.
youthjustice.qld.gov.au ↗Cherbourg Wellbeing Indigenous Corporation named as one of nine organisations selected to deliver justice reinvestment initiatives under the Albanese Government's First Nations justice package (announced 1-2 February 2024).
miragenews.com ↗The organisation behind it · from public registers
Cherbourg Wellbeing Indigenous Corporation
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