Jesse<p>The Northern Territory has a population of 255,559 and has managed to increase its prison population to 2,768. More than 1% of people in NT are in prison. </p><p>In comparison, the prison population is 0.16% across Australia.</p><p>Why is the NT government failing on reducing crime?<br>What is being done to reduce the prison population in NT?</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/nt-catholic-chaplains-locked-out-prisons-crime-clp-government-/105169666" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/nt-</span><span class="invisible">catholic-chaplains-locked-out-prisons-crime-clp-government-/105169666</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ntpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ntpol</span></a></p>