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Esther Linder

'Shameful': Indigenous deaths in police custody double

Ten of the 40 people who died in police custody in 2022-2023 were Indigenous. (Brent Lewin/AAP PHOTOS)

Indigenous deaths in police custody have doubled since 2007, with grieving families and legal advocates demanding change.

The overall rate of deaths in police custody for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people is at its highest in more than a decade, with NSW the most likely place for someone to die while being arrested, held or pursued.

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