NSW Indigenous youth detainee figure rises

half the people detained in NSW youth detention centres are Indigenous. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A recent spike in Indigenous youths being denied bail in NSW has undone five years of efforts to reduce First Nations' representation in youth detention.

The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in NSW youth detention centres had decreased from 52 per cent in 2017 to 40 per cent in 2021.