Australia: Twenty Years On But Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islanders Continue To Die In Custody

Australia: Twenty Years On But Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islanders Continue To Die In Custody   Too many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being incarcerated when custody should be the last resort, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda said today.   Marking 20 years since the release of one of the country’s landmark reports into Indigenous affairs, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Commissioner Gooda said there were...

For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.