Published: September 06, 2018
Eddie Russell died in 1999. His parents tell his story to illustrate the deadly impact of mental health and cognitive impairment on Indigenous incarceration
Ted and Helen Russell haven’t stopped telling their story. It’s almost 20 years since their son Eddie died in jail, but the justice system isn’t finished with them yet.
Eddie was 19 when the royal commission into deaths in custody handed down 339 recommendations to prevent Aboriginal people from dying in jails and police watch-houses.
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