This news article is about the funding commitment from the federal government to the NSW Custody Notification Service (CNS) in July 2015 and related efforts to negotiate a funding commitment from the NSW Government.

Sarah Whyte and Fergus Hunter, 'The fight to save phone line helping prevent Aboriginal deaths in custody', Sydney Morning Herald (Online at 1 July 2015)

Aboriginal people are over-represented in police custody, with higher rates of police bail refusal. Following the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, some protections have been implemented to reduce the risks associated with detention.

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Sarah Whyte and Fergus Hunter, 'The fight to save phone line helping prevent Aboriginal deaths in custody', Sydney Morning Herald (Online at 1 July 2015)

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