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Indigenous deaths in custody

Australian Medical Association calls for urgent action on child incarceration crisis

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The Australian Medical Association has joined forces with top youth justice experts to urge governments to address the root causes of child incarceration in Australia. The report sheds light on disturbing issues in the youth justice system, including human rights violations and the over-incarceration of First Nations children. AMA is calling for urgent reforms, including …

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Report investigates preventable deaths of First Nations women in custody

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New research from the University of Queensland found many First Nations women who died in custody had not been sentenced, and that the trend is continuing.  The research team analysed more than 700 coroners’ inquest reports between 1991 and 2020, finding most of these deaths could have been prevented.  The findings also show only two out of 16 …

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Systemic neglect accounts for Indigenous deaths in custody

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A 51-year-old Indigenous man in Kowanyama, Far North Queensland died in custody last week. Inequalities in the health sector, unconscious bias, long-term neglect within the justice system and colonial influences are explored as contributing factors for Indigenous deaths in custody. While recommendations provided by First Nations people in addition to those by the Royal Commission …

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