Indigenous custody deaths inquiry commences February 2027
A Board of Inquiry into Indigenous deaths at Canberra's jail begins 25 February 2027.
A Board of Inquiry into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody will start on 25 February 2027 and examine the Alexander Maconochie Centre. Joshua Creamer, a Waanyi and Kalkadoon man and barrister, will chair the inquiry and deliver a final report by 25 August 2027.
The inquiry will examine Indigenous deaths at the AMC since 2016 and will consider health care, mental health support, cultural safety and systemic racism. The long-delayed inquiry comes after more than a decade of pressure from community members and families who lost loved ones in custody.
- 25 February 2027
- Inquiry start date
- 25 August 2027
- Final report due
- Joshua Creamer
- Chair
- 2016
- Deaths examined since
Why it mattersThe Board of Inquiry has powers similar to a Royal Commission to uncover systemic failures and demand serious reform at the jail.
AustraliaCanberra's Indigenous community will have formal scrutiny of deaths in one of Australia's territorial prisons.
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