Inmates asked to ramp up home building for First Nations communities in New South Wales
ABCInmates at rural prisons across New South Wales have been asked to ramp up their home-building efforts to address a housing crisis in First Nations communities. Key points: Correctional centres will boost the number of modular homes they build for Aboriginal communities in NSW The Aboriginal Housing Office says it is helping to address the housing crisis Inmates say the skills they are learning have improved their prospects after prison Aboriginal Housing Office chief executive Famey Williams said she would like to see output from the Glen Innes Correctional Centre doubled. Famey Williams says every effort counts in addressing the housing crisis in First Nations communities. Manager of industries at the Glen Innes Correctional Centre, Andrew Berry, said he could see the impact the program had on the inmates.
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