"The DICWC (WA) Inc will continue to monitor and work to see the effective implementation of the 339 recommendations into the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 1991"
The Deaths In Custody Watch Committee (WA) Inc is committed to the cause of Justice and Human rights for people when incarcerated and will be campaigning hard in the coming year for improved conditions for both prisoners and custodial staff.
Our current criminal justice system is broken and needs to be fixed...
"In Western Australia, Aboriginal people are 20 times more likely to be in prison than non-Aboriginal people and around one in 15 Aboriginal men in Western Australia will be in prison at any given time..."
"The risks to prisoners and prison staff are increasing as a result of increased overcrowding. These risks include risks to control and staff and prisoner safety; risks to decency in the treatment of prisoners; and risks to the community if prisons cannot fulfil their rehabilitative role..."