Justice Reform Initiative wants prison reform to support vulnerable community members

A group focused on addressing the alarming number of people in Australian jails has called for more supporters.

Justice Reform Initiative chairman Robert Tickner and executive director Mindy Sotiri say they want to change the conversation about who is jailed and why.

In Australia, there are about 40,000 people behind bars, the highest rate in a century.

And Mr Tickner, a former Labor MP, told ABC Radio Brisbane the country had among the highest incarceration rates in the world.

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