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PM: Meet the families whose loved ones have died in custody

Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in solidarity with us against the issue of state sanctioned brutality. Systemic change is long overdue. At least 441 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody since the Royal Commission handed down its finding in 1991. These aren’t just numbers to us: these are our Elders, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and children. No police officer or authority has ever been held criminally responsible. The legal system is so entrenched with systemic racism that Aboriginal people are the most incarcerated people in the world. Yet when one of our loved ones dies in the custody of police officers, prison guards or medical officers, there is no accountability.

Stop Black Deaths in Custody rallies: thousands march in Australian capital cities

Stop Black Deaths in Custody rallies: thousands march in Australian capital cities Ben Smee © Provided by The Guardian Protesters in Sydney rally to mark a national day of action against Aboriginal deaths in police custody. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters Rallies have begun in cities across Australia to protest against ongoing Indigenous deaths in custody and mark 30 years since the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody handed down its final report. About 1,000 people attended the first rally in Brisbane’s King George Square on Saturday morning. Large crowds had also gathered in Sydney and Melbourne by early on Saturday afternoon.

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