Deaths in custody

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Last updated: 5 February 2024

There have now been at least 557 Indigenous deaths in custody since the findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody were handed down in 1991.

It's time for the Australian Government to listen to repeated criticism from the UN and fully implement the Commission's recommendations.

It's time for NSW to follow Victoria's lead in establishing a truth and justice process and a treaty process.

It's time to address issues with systemic police racism.

It's time for the Uluru Statement, for constitutional recognition and a voice to parliament.

It's time to raise the age and it's time to change the record.

Our national shame: Indigenous deaths in custody 2008-present

(Data credit: the Guardian's deaths inside project is the source of much of this data)

NSWCCL tracks all deaths which are reported, hence our count does not exectly match totals from The Australian Institute of Criminology.

523	Man, 51 name not released	1 Feb 2024	WA	Source
522	Man, 46 name not released	26 Dec 2023	WA	Source
521	Mati Tamwoy	17 Nov 2023	NT	Source
520	Jeffrey Winmar	11 Nov 2023	VIC	Source
519	Man, 41 name not released	6 Nov 2023	WA	Source
518	Cleveland Dodd	19 Oct 2023	WA	Source
517	Man, 21, name not released	16 Aug 2023	QLD	Source
516	Man, 41 name not released	10 Aug 2023	WA	Source
515	TJ Dennis	6 Aug 2023	NSW	Source
514	Man, 34 name not released	24 Jul 2023	WA	Source
513	Man, 29, name not released	20 May 2023	QLD	Source
512	Man, 70 name not released	13 May 2023	VIC	Source
511	Aubrey Donahue	25 Mar 2023	QLD	Source
510	Man, 68, name not released	27 Dec 2022	QLD	Source
509	Man, 45, name not released	27 Dec 2022	WA	Source
508	Dannielle Lowe	24 Dec 2022	WA	Source
507	Milton George	10 Nov 2022	QLD	Source
506	Clinton Austin	11 Sept 2022	VIC	Source
505	Man, 43, name not released	4 Sept 2022	NSW	Source
504	Josh Kerr	10 Aug 2022	VIC	Source
503	Man, 32, name not released	31 Jul 2022	WA	Source
502	Ricky Lee Cound	25 Mar 2022	WA	Source
501	Robert Malayta	25 Feb 2022	QLD	Source
500	Jai Wright	20 Feb 2022	NSW	Source
499	Woman, 48, name not released	29 Jan 2022	NSW	Source no longer available
498	Man, 47, name not released	26 Jan 2022	NSW	Source no longer available
497	Brandon Trevor James Rich	30 Dec 2021	NSW	Source
496	Selesa Tafaifa	30 Nov 2021	QLD	Source
495	Woman, name not released	29 Nov 2021	VIC	Source
494	Glen Francis	16 Nov 2021	NSW	Source
493	Stanley Russell	9 Nov 2021	NSW	Source
492	Man, name not released	7 Nov 2021	NSW	Source
491	Gordon Copeland	7 Oct 2021	NSW	Source
490	Steven Nixon-Mckellar	7 Oct 2021	QLD	Source
489	Bernard Hector	30 Aug 2021	NT	Source
488	Man, name not released	22 Jul 2021	SA	Source
487	Frank Coleman	8 Jul 2021	NSW	Source
486	Micheal Peachey	20 May 2021	NSW	Source
485	William Haines	27 Apr 2021	NSW	Source
484	Man, name not released	26 Apr 2021	VIC	Source
483	Man, name not released	3 Apr 2021	WA	Source
482	Anzac Sullivan	18 Mar 2021	NSW	Source
481	Michael Suckling	7 Mar 2021	VIC	Source
480	Woman, name not released	5 Mar 2021	NSW	Source
479	Man, name not released	2 Mar 2021	NSW	Source
478	Ashley Charles Washington	13 Dec 2020	QLD	Source
477	Sherry Fisher-Tilberoo	10 Sep 2020	QLD	Source
476	SD	13 Aug 2020	WA	Source
475	Man, name not released	29 Jul 2020	WA	Source
474	Stanley Inman Jr	13 Jul 2020	WA	Source
473	Unknown	29 Mar 2020	VIC	Source
472	Man, name not released	29 Mar 2020	VIC	Source
471	TC	21 Mar 2020	QLD	Source
470	EJF	21 Mar 2020	NT	Source
469	Veronica Marie Nelson Walker	2 Jan 2020	VIC	Source
468	D Wongaway	25 Dec 2019	NT	Source
467	S Wongaway	25 Dec 2019	NT	Source
466	D Mumu	25 Dec 2019	NT	Source
465	Kumanjayi Walker	9 Nov 2019	NT	Source
464	Man, name not released	8 Nov 2019	QLD	Source
463	Bailey Mackander	6 Nov 2019	NSW	Source 1 Source 2
462	RN	30 Oct 2019	WA	Source
461	JC	17 Sep 2019	WA	Source
460	Kumanjayi Bloomfield	25 Jul 2019	NT	Source
459	Jomen Blanket	12 Jun 2019	WA	Source
458	Kevin Bugmy	13 Apr 2019	NSW	Source
457	XY	11 Apr 2019	NSW	Source
456	Cherdeena Wynne	9 Apr 2019	WA	Source
455	RC	26 Mar 2019	NT	Source
454	Dwayne Johnstone	15 Mar 2019	NSW	Source
453	Tafari Walton	14 Mar 2019	NSW	Source
452	Alf Deon Eades	11 Feb 2019	WA	Source
451	RMF	19 Jan 2019	QLD	Source
450	INN	5 Dec 2018	NT	Source
449	CD	11 Sep 2018	WA	Source
448	TS	10 Sep 2018	WA	Source
447	Nathan Reynolds	1 Sep 2018	NSW	Source
446	DJR	18 Aug 2018	NT	Source
445	Tim Garner	Jul 2018	NSW	Source
444	DK	29 Jun 2018	WA	Source
443	JWC	6 May 2018	NSW	Source
442	Mr Yeeda	3 May 2018	WA	Source
441	Vlasta Wylucki	1 Mar 2018	QLD	Source
440	RDP	22 Feb 2018	QLD	Source
439	Douglas ‘Mootijah’ Shillingsworth	15 Feb 2018	NSW	Source
438	Noomba	9 Feb 2018	QLD	Source
437	Patrick Fisher	7 Feb 2018	NSW	Source
436	JH	3 Feb 2018	NSW	Source
435	Tanya Louise Day	22 Dec 2017	VIC	Source
434	TMH	4 Dec 2017	WA	Source
433	Tane Richard Chatfield	22 Sep 2017	NSW	Source
432	AG	19 Sep 2017	QLD	Source
431	KG	22 Aug 2017	SA	Source
430	JT	8 Aug 2017	NT	Source
429	CM	6 Aug 2017	NSW	Source
428	DRT	14 Jul 2017	QLD	Source
427	JTD	12 Jul 2017	VIC	Source
426	NS	7 Jul 2017	NT	Source
425	EJW	4 Jul 2017	NSW	Source
424	Raymond Noel Lindsay Thomas	25 Jun 2017	VIC	Source
423	PR	26 May 2017	SA	Source no longer available
422	Chad Riley	12 May 2017	WA	Source
421	JM	25 Apr 2017	QLD	Source
420	BH	3 Apr 2017	QLD	Source
419	TAS	29 Mar 2017	NSW	Source
418	TH	23 Mar 2017	WA	Source
417	Jordan Robert Anderson	1 Mar 2017	WA	Source
416	RPN	14 Jan 2017	NT	Source
415	KJ	14 Dec 2016	NT	Source
414	SB	10 Dec 2016	WA	Source
413	Wayne Fella Morrison	26 Sep 2016	SA	Source
412	VK	24 Sep 2016	WA	Source
411	JBM	16 Sep 2016	NT	Source
410	GLW	3 Sep 2016	VIC	Source
409	VB	25 Aug 2016	NT	Source
408	EJM	8 Aug 2016	QLD	Source
407	Rebecca Maher	19 Jul 2016	NSW	Source
406	Fred	18 Jun 2016	WA	Source
405	Steven Freeman	27 May 2016	ACT	Source
404	WMM	14 May 2016	QLD	Source
403	EW	13 Apr 2016	WA	Source
402	RJG	5 Apr 2016	NT	Source
401	GWVA	4 Apr 2016	SA	Source
400	EY	30 Mar 2016	NT	Source
399	PMB	27 Feb 2016	QLD	Source
398	JR	20 Feb 2016	NT	Source
397	CGG	26 Jan 2016	WA	Source
396	David Dungay Jr	29 Dec 2015	NSW	Source
395	Mr Jackamarra	16 Dec 2015	WA	Source
394	AAU	2 Dec 2015	WA	Source no longer available
393	KE	2 Dec 2015	WA	Source no longer available
392	CWB	13 Nov 2015	QLD	Source
391	MFTM	11 Nov 2015	NT	Source
390	Danny Whitton	9 Nov 2015	NSW	Source
389	Mr Cameron	2 Nov 2015	WA	Source
388	Shaun Charles Coolwell	2 Oct 2015	QLD	Source
387	Mr Bell	8 Sep 2015	WA	Source
386	ADIR	7 Sep 2015	NT	Source
385	JFW	29 Aug 2015	WA	Source
384	KJS	15 Aug 2015	NT	Source
383	AB	5 Aug 2015	WA	Source
382	RB	20 Jun 2015	NT	Source
381	Kumanjayi Langdon	21 May 2015	NT	Source
380	VJR	10 May 2015	NSW	Source
379	GRA	9 May 2015	QLD	Source
378	KNK	16 Apr 2015	SA	Source
377	NLW	4 Apr 2015	VIC	Source
376	BBN	20 Feb 2015	NT	Source
375	CWM	12 Feb 2015	NT	Source
374	AB	11 Feb 2015	NSW	Source
373	JLM	17 Dec 2014	ACT	Source
372	JAA	3 Dec 2014	NT	Source
371	TLF	23 Nov 2014	VIC	Source
370	KMCN	13 Nov 2014	WA	Source
369	TMM	8 Nov 2014	QLD	Source no longer available
368	KB	31 Oct 2014	NT	Source
367	RB	25 Oct 2014	NSW	Source no longer available
366	Mr Wallam	22 Oct 2014	WA	Source
365	Ms Dhu	4 Aug 2014	WA	Source
364	LJR	10 Jul 2014	VIC	Source
363	DW	27 Mar 2014	NT	Source
362	MRB	25 Feb 2014	QLD	Source
361	KJT	8 Feb 2014	NT	Source
360	KM	18 Jan 2014	NT	Source
359	FWD	28 Dec 2013	NSW	Source
358	JKP	26 Dec 2013	QLD	Source
357	RCG	21 Dec 2013	WA	Source
356	NRR	2 Nov 2013	QLD	Source
355	VBVC	2 Nov 2013	QLD	Source
354	GWR	6 Oct 2013	WA	Source
353	VAC	17 Aug 2013	NT	Source
352	RS	9 Jul 2013	NT	Source
351	DWW	14 Apr 2013	NSW	Source
350	MJK	15 Mar 2013	WA	Source
349	Jayden Stafford Bennell	6 Mar 2013	WA	Source
348	JW	2 Feb 2013	SA	Source
347	Bud Lord	19 Jan 2013	NSW	Source
346	KM	24 Dec 2012	NT	Source
345	KO	23 Dec 2012	NT	Source
344	KA	22 Dec 2012	NT	Source
343	Ms Mandijarra	30 Nov 2012	WA	Source
342	GAM	24 Nov 2012	QLD	Source
341	CKH	7 Nov 2012	QLD	Source
340	JJR	2 Nov 2012	WA	Source
339	DH	26 Sep 2012	NT	Source
338	Mr Toby	25 Aug 2012	WA	Source
337	RDH	15 Aug 2012	QLD	Source
336	TCW	7 Aug 2012	WA	Source
335	PB	16 Jun 2012	NSW	Source
334	P	11 Apr 2012	QLD	Source
333	CN	7 Apr 2012	NT	Source
332	KT	7 Apr 2012	NT	Source
331	PAC	3 Apr 2012	NT	Source
330	Kwementyaye Briscoe	4 Jan 2012	NT	Source
329	EJB	3 Nov 2011	NT	Source
328	FJV	26 Oct 2011	QLD	Source
327	Mr Bropho	24 Oct 2011	WA	Source no longer available.
326	JLG	5 Oct 2011	SA	Source
325	DJJ	3 Sep 2011	NSW	Source
324	RGW	14 Aug 2011	WA	Source
323	MEO	10 Jun 2011	QLD	Source
322	HJM	17 Apr 2011	QLD	Source
321	BAW	14 Apr 2011	WA	Source
320	BN	12 Mar 2011	NT	Source
319	DJP	8 Jan 2011	WA	Source
318	PPH	24 Nov 2010	WA	Source
317	Name suppressed	24 Nov 2010	NSW	Source
316	Mark Edward Mason	11 Nov 2010	NSW	Source
315	KM	15 Oct 2010	NT	Source
314	SAF	8 Oct 2010	NT	Source
313	TLI	18 Sep 2010	QLD	Source
312	AT	15 Sep 2010	WA	Source
311	KJC	23 Aug 2010	VIC	Source
310	DJ	11 Aug 2010	NT	Source
309	CAS	12 Jul 2010	SA	Source
308	ARC	4 Jul 2010	WA	Source
307	LJ	1 Jun 2010	NSW	Source
306	MMT	14 May 2010	QLD	Source
305	LV	15 Apr 2010	QLD	Source
304	GMC	12 Apr 2010	QLD	Source
303	GRW	22 Mar 2010	WA	Source
302	DDW	14 Mar 2010	WA	Source
301	SDC	20 Feb 2010	QLD	Source
300	BWE	14 Feb 2010	WA	Source
299	KS	7 Feb 2010	WA	Source
298	Robert Johnson	23 Jan 2010	NT	Source
297	TJ	19 Jan 2010	WA	Source
296	SWG	7 Jan 2010	NT	Source
295	RH	23 Jul 2009	QLD	Source
294	DRN	3 Jul 2009	WA	Source
293	TAC	12 Jun 2009	QLD	Source
292	VNR	25 Apr 2009	SA	Source
291	GR	16 Apr 2009	NT	Source
290	KB	7 Apr 2009	SA	Source
289	CT	10 Jan 2009	NT	Source
288	HN	30 Dec 2008	WA	Source
287	JET	17 Dec 2008	QLD	Source
286	AMT	20 Sep 2008	WA	Source
285	JWR	18 Sep 2008	WA	Source
284	ZN	17 Sep 2008	NT	Source
283	CWP	22 Aug 2008	NT	Source
282	IFW	22 Aug 2008	WA	Source
281	SL	18 Aug 2008	WA	Source
280	DN	21 Jun 2008	WA	Source
279	PRJ	25 May 2008	NT	Source
278	AE	2 Mar 2008	WA	Source
277	Mr Ward	27 Jan 2008	WA	Source
276	RTO	6 Jan 2008	QLD	Source
275	DG	1 Jan 2008	NT	Source

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