Aboriginal deaths in custody
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was an important step in not just the quest to stem the flow of indigenous deaths in custody, but in other indigenous issues centered on reconciliation. As suspected, in the 99 deaths in custody that were thoroughly investigated, the aboriginality of the person played either a significant or dominant role in the reason for the person being in, and indeed dying in, custody. ... Regarding the frequency of Indigenous deaths in custody, the Royal Commission submitted findings that highlight not such a problem with deaths in custody instead the rate that Aborigines find themselves in custody facing charges.