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Today is the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission report into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Since the tabling of this report in 1991 however, there have been a further 474 Aboriginal deaths in custody, five of those deaths since the start of March this year. The Conversation has commissioned a series of articles from First Nations academics examining the Royal Commission’s recommendations into how Australia can pursue justice for, and prevent further, Aboriginal deaths in custody.
Kicking off the series today, Gomeroi legal researcher Alison Whittaker outlines the inquest and investigation processes for Aboriginal deaths in custody.
There are 30 recommendations in the Royal Commission’s report that focus on ethical and culturally appropriate practices when investigating Aboriginal deaths in custody and the inquests that follow. Alison Whittaker presents the ways in which these recommendations have been ignored, despite the potential for more thorough and culturally sensitive investigations into these deaths.
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Carissa Lee
Indigenous and Public Policy Editor
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There have been 474 deaths in custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
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Alison Whittaker, University of Technology Sydney
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