新南威尔士州在2025年有创纪录的12起土著拘留死亡案,其原因是系统性的监禁过度和还押拖延。 New South Wales saw a record 12 Indigenous custody deaths in 2025, driven by systemic over-incarceration and remand delays.

2025年,新南威尔士州记录了12名土著和托雷斯海峡岛民在羁押期间死亡,是该州一年中死亡人数最高的一年。 In 2025, New South Wales recorded 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody, the highest number ever in a single year for the state. 国家验尸官Teresa O'Sullivan将这些数字称为“非常令人痛心”,凸显了人类伤亡和系统性问题。 State Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan called the figures “profoundly distressing,” highlighting the human toll and systemic issues. 土著成年人占全国监狱人口的三分之一以上,尽管只占总人口的3.5%,他们的监禁率在五年内上升了18.9%,而非土著的监狱人口则下降。 Aboriginal adults made up over one-third of the state’s prison population despite being only 3.5% of the overall population, with their incarceration rate rising 18.9% over five years while the non-Aboriginal prison population declined. 近一半被拘留的土著成年人还押候审,还押候审人数达到63%。 Nearly half of Aboriginal adults in custody were on remand, with remand numbers up 63%. 倡导者和验尸官将危机与系统性的任职人数过多和惩罚性政策联系起来,敦促根据《国家缩小差距协议》紧急进行改革,以防止进一步死亡。 Advocates and the coroner linked the crisis to systemic over-representation and punitive policies, urging urgent reforms under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap to prevent further deaths.