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Kempsey community marks 10 years since death in custody of David Dungay Jr
Ten years after Dunghutti man David Dungay Junior died in a Sydney prison cell, his mother says the…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/au/377996/
Benedict Bryant found guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of Jai Kalani Wright
A NSW Police officer charged over a fatal collision that killed an Indigenous teenager has been found guilty.…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/276387/
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#MarciaLangton The Saturday Paper 23 August 2025 The NT’s wilful ignorance over Black deaths in custody
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“Evidence about Rolfe’s lies, violence, theft and psychological state had been excluded from the trial case. It emerged later that he had failed to declare disciplinary action and violent behaviour when applying to join the NT police and was banned from applying to Queensland Police for 10 years due to an integrity breach after failing to disclose being fined for public nuisance and violent behaviour. He admitted to lying on a police application form, omitting the fact he had previously used marijuana and MDMA and, according to impugned evidence, had pleaded guilty to theft at a military trial following an internal military investigation.…
“Like all unrepentant men, he made it about himself: “I’ve dealt with the sadness of taking Kumanjayi Walker’s life … I refuse to wallow. If I need to laugh rather than cry, I will laugh.”..
“Finocchiaro’s response to the coronial inquest was a signal to the police to continue their racism and, well, just keep having fun. The justice system in the territory serves the powerful and, as Andrew Boe says, processes the poor. This raises the question: is this a justice system as most people understand it or is it a business model?”…
“…not because Aboriginal people in custody are more likely to die than others in custody but because the Aboriginal population is grossly over-represented in custody."
Looking at the 99 deaths, they found that "in every case their Aboriginality played a significant and, in most cases, dominant role in their being in custody and dying in custody". “
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“Legislation plays a role in driving up incarceration rates today, including restrictive bail laws and moves to lower the age of criminal responsibility, particularly in jurisdictions taking a "tough-on-crime" approach.”