Since 1991 - 30 years ago - more than 450 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody. Why is 1991 important? Because that is when the Royal Commission into Deaths in Custody made 339 recommendations to governments to ensure that there were no more deaths in police custody and in prisons. 339 recommendations that still haven’t been implemented.

Each of the more than 450 deaths in custody were preventable. It’s simple: the recommendations need to be implemented. Some of those key recommendations like tackling the root causes of imprisonment, diverting people away from prisons, and removing hanging points from prisons, are yet to be actioned. What’s even worse is that no one has ever been convicted or held accountable for these deaths. 

The community has been fighting for action for years and years. Families, even through their suffering, continue to campaign for justice. Amnesty International stands by their side.

Join us in calling on the Federal Attorney-General and Minister for Indigenous Australians, and state and territory Attorneys-General and Minister for Indigenous Affairs to end Aboriginal death in custody, hold those responsible deaths in custody to account, and support the families suffering without justice.