The art project aiming to keep Australia’s Indigenous people out of jail

Stacey Edwards was able to buy a flat with her earnings from art sales and eliminate the high risk of homelessness after leaving prison [Ali MC/Al Jazeera]

Melbourne, Australia – More Indigenous people are behind bars in Australia than ever before, making them the world’s most imprisoned people.

Despite making up 3.8 percent of the national population, Indigenous Australians make up 33 percent of the prison population and are 17 times more likely to be jailed than non-Indigenous people.