To Australia's Indigenous Affairs Ministers and Attorneys-General,
It has been 30 years since the Final Report was handed down from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and since then there have been over 450 Black deaths in custody.
The Royal Commission recommended that prison be used as a last resort for First Nations People, and yet the number of Aboriginal imprisonment has risen across the country.
This is unacceptable. Black deaths in custody must end. People and authorities must be held accountable for these deaths. Justice must be given to families who have lost their loved ones.
I call on you urgently to act and hold accountable the institutions responsible for Black deaths in custody.
Sincerely,
Your name
Indigenous Affairs Ministers
Ken Wyatt, Federal; Rachel Stephen-Smith, ACT; Sarah Mitchell, NSW; Selena Uibo, NT; Scott Stewart, QLD; Steven Marshall, SA; Roger Jaensch, TAS; Gabrielle Williams, VIC, Stephen Dawson, WA
State/Territory Attorney-Generals
Michaelia Cash, Federal; Shane Rattenbury, ACT; Mark Speakman, NSW; Selena Uibo, NT; Shannon Fentiman, QLD; Vickie Chapman, SA; Elise Archer, TAS; Jaclyn Symes, VIC; John Quigley, WA
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