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Most people leaving prison face an uphill battle navigating services focused on individual failures and punitive responses.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda will give a public address at UNSW's city campus tonight. 

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Prison bans will not reduce smoking rates unless more support is given to prisoners to help them kick the habit once and for all, according to UNSW researchers.

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With Indigenous women making up almost a third of female inmates in NSW, UNSW researchers are working to break the cycle of social disadvantage which leads to ongoing high rates of incarceration.