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flag New South Wales saw a record 12 Indigenous custody deaths in 2025, driven by systemic over-incarceration and remand delays.

flag In 2025, New South Wales recorded 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody, the highest number ever in a single year for the state. flag State Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan called the figures “profoundly distressing,” highlighting the human toll and systemic issues. flag Aboriginal adults made up over one-third of the state’s prison population despite being only 3.5% of the overall population, with their incarceration rate rising 18.9% over five years while the non-Aboriginal prison population declined. flag Nearly half of Aboriginal adults in custody were on remand, with remand numbers up 63%. flag Advocates and the coroner linked the crisis to systemic over-representation and punitive policies, urging urgent reforms under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap to prevent further deaths.

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