From: Are Australian prisons meeting the needs of Indigenous offenders?
 | Area of need | Area of need | Contribution to index offence (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Met (%) | Unmet (%) | Met/Unmet (%) + - |  | |
Accommodation (N = 81) | 45 (55.6) | 59.9 | 39.9 | +20.0 | 27.0 |
Food (N = 116) | 76 (65.5) | 36.8 | 63.2 | −26.4 | N/A |
Looking after the living environment (N = 119) | 46 (38.7) | 84.8 | 15.2 | +69.6 | N/A |
Self-care (N = 119) | 41 (34.5) | 95.1 | 4.9 | +90.2 | N/A |
Daytime activities (N = 119) | 99 (83.2) | 58.5 | 41.5 | +17.0 | 43.9 |
Physical health (N = 119) | 65 (54.6) | 60.1 | 39.9 | +20.2 | N/A |
Psychotic symptoms (N = 118) | 30 (25.4) | 60.2 | 39.8 | +20.4 | 23.9 |
Information about condition and treatment (N = 110) | 75 (68.2) | 60.0 | 40.0 | +20.0 | N/A |
Psychological distress (N = 119) | 75 (63.0) | 29.4 | 70.6 | −41.2 | 55.3 |
Safety to self (N = 119) | 28 (23.5) | 64.3 | 35.7 | +28.6 | 22.6 |
Safety to others (excluding sexual offences and arson) (N = 116) | 38 (32.8) | 39.3 | 60.7 | −21.4 | 50.4 |
Alcohol (N = 87) | 14 (16.1) | 57.1 | 42.9 | +14.2 | 51.8 |
Drugs (including solvents) (N = 88) | 33 (37.5) | 63.7 | 36.3 | +27.4 | 62.3 |
Company (N = 117) | 75 (64.1) | 70.7 | 29.3 | +41.4 | 46.5 |
Intimate relationships (N = 103) | 55 (53.4) | 50.9 | 49.1 | +1.8 | 37.4 |
Child care (N = 86) | 77 (89.5) | 64.9 | 35.1 | +29.8 | 24.0 |
Basic education (N = 117) | 60 (51.3) | 61.1 | 38.9 | +22.2 | N/A |
Telephone (N = 118) | 63 (53.4) | 85.8 | 14.2 | +71.6 | N/A |
Transport (N = 45) | 4 (8.9) | 75.3 | 24.7 | +50.6 | N/A |
Money (N = 118) | 60 (50.8) | 70.1 | 29.9 | +40.2 | 40.0 |
Benefits (N = 85) | 38 (44.7) | 55.3 | 44.7 | +10.6 | 14.3 |
Treatment (N = 93) | 75 (80.6) | 65.4 | 34.6 | +30.8 | 20.4 |
Sexual offences (N = 24) | 9 (37.5) | 88.8 | 11.2 | +77.6 | 34.8 |
Arson (N = 18) | 3 (16.7) | 100.0 | 0.0 | +100.00 | 18.8 |