澳大利亚的监狱人口在十年内翻了一番,对监狱扩张的有效性提出了疑问。 Australia's prison population doubles in a decade, raising questions on effectiveness of prison expansion.

十年来,澳大利亚的监狱人口翻了一番,北部地区达到监狱人口超过1%的里程碑。 Australia's prison population has doubled in a decade, with the Northern Territory reaching a milestone of over 1% of its population in prison. 尽管自2000年以来监狱容量增加了2.4倍,但累犯率在两年内仍然居高不下,为42%。 Despite a 2.4 times increase in prison capacity since 2000, recidivism rates remain high at 42% within two years. 批评者认为,监狱扩张方面的开支并没有使社区更安全,因此建议对社会支助系统进行投资。 Critics argue that spending on prison expansion hasn't made communities safer and suggest investing in social support systems instead.