Aboriginal deaths in custody to be monitored in real time

Demonstrators in Melbourne on the National Day of Action on Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in June, 2022

Demonstrators in Melbourne on the National Day of Action on Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in June, 2022 Source: AAP / DIEGO FEDELE

The Federal Government has introduced real time reporting of deaths in custody in an attempt to stop people dying behind bars and in police custody. But families of those who have died, academics and politicians say more needs to be done to stop Indigenous deaths in custody.


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