35 years on from Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody promises are long overdue

This week marks 35 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody handed down its final report.

But with more than 600 Indigenous people to have died in custody since 1991, advocates say we’re still a long way from solving the crisis.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following story contains images and voices of people who have died.

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