Indigenous women in custody more likely than men to have died where policy not followed

Indigenous women in custody more likely than men to have died where policy not followed

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Of 16 Indigenous female deaths in custody since 2008, 50% did not receive all appropriate care, compared to 33% of males

Indigenous women who died in custody were less likely to have received all the care they needed, but were more likely to have been injured in custody than Indigenous men, an analysis by Guardian Australia has found.

Deaths Inside also found Indigenous women were more likely than men to have died in circumstances where police and prisons failed to follow their own procedures.

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