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flag Australia's prison population hit a 6-year high in June 2025, with a 10% rise in unsentenced inmates.

flag Australia's adult prison population rose 6% to 46,998 by June 2025, the highest since 2019, driven by a 10% increase in unsentenced prisoners to 19,850. flag Sentenced prisoners rose 3% to 27,051. flag The rate reached 216 per 100,000 adults. flag Most common offenses were acts intended to cause injury, sexual assault, and drug offenses. flag Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners increased by 10% to 17,432. flag About 60% of prisoners had prior imprisonment. flag The proportion of remand prisoners rose to 42% from 31% in 2016.

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