Uncle Ken Canning is a well-known Murri poet and writer. During the 70s, he spent time in the old Bogga Road Jail in Brisbane and later when onto education. We spoke about what life was like in the prisons back in the 70s, whether anything has changed and how he and others campaigned for prisoners’ rights from the inside. We also spoke about what he thinks needs to happen to reduce rates of Aboriginal men, women and children in prison.
Uncle Ken also spoke about his views on Recognise and constitutional reform.