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Adult repeat offendingFigure 9.2.1 Proportion of prisoners with known prior adult imprisonmentunder sentence, 30 June 2006 a100IndigenousNon-IndigenousPer cent of adult prisoners806040200NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Austa Persons known to have had prior imprisonment under sentence in a gazetted adult prison. A prior sentenceof periodic detention is included as prior imprisonment. Some states and territories may also include episodeson remand as prior imprisonment. Prisoners who have had previous adult imprisonment in another State orTerritory may not be counted as having prior imprisonment.Source: ABS (2006); table 9A.2.2.• At 30 June 2006, the proportion of prisoners who had prior adult imprisonmentunder sentence was higher for Indigenous prisoners than non-Indigenousprisoners in all states and territories (figure 9.2.1).• Nationally, the proportion of prisoners who had prior adult imprisonment was74.4 per cent for Indigenous prisoners and 52.0 per cent for non-Indigenousprisoners at 30 June 2006 (figure 9.2.1).• The NT had the greatest difference between the proportion of Indigenous andnon-Indigenous prisoners who had prior adult imprisonment under sentence at30 June 2006 (76.7 per cent of Indigenous prisoners had prior adultimprisonment under sentence compared to 27.3 per cent for non-Indigenousprisoners) (table 9A.2.2).• From 2005 to 2006, the proportion of Indigenous prisoners who had prior adultimprisonment under sentence decreased in NSW, Queensland, WA, SA andTasmania and increased in Victoria and the NT (tables 9A.2.1 and 9A.2.2).There were no data available from the ACT on the proportion of Indigenous andnon-Indigenous prisoners who had prior adult imprisonment under sentence at30 June 2005 (table 9A.2.1).OVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007