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New South Wales saw a record 12 Indigenous custody deaths in 2025, driven by systemic over-incarceration and remand delays.
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.
State Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan called the figures “profoundly distressing,” highlighting the human toll and systemic issues.
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.
Nearly half of Aboriginal adults in custody were on remand, with remand numbers up 63%.
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.
Nueva Gales del Sur registró un récord de 12 muertes indígenas en custodia en 2025, impulsadas por el exceso sistemático de encarcelamiento y retrasos en la custodia preventiva.