Legal and welfare checks should be extended to save Aboriginal lives in custody
- Written by Thalia Anthony, Associate Professor in Law, University of Technology Sydney
As the inquest begins into the death in custody of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who fell asleep on a train in Victoria before she was arrested for public intoxication, questions are being asked about what it takes to stop Aboriginal people dying in custody.
Earlier this month was the fifth anniversary of the death of Ms Dhu, a young Yamatji woman wh...