In 2025, 39 people died in NSW custody, including 12 First Nations people — a record high. Almost one in four prisoner deaths involved intentional self-harm.
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Tian Jarrah (TJ) Denniss
DiedAugust 2023
HeritageWiradjuri
Q&A TrackingLC 3991Ligature PointsNSW Parliament
Q&A TrackingLC 5073Correctional Officer Staffing and Management of At-Risk InmatesNSW Parliament
Q&A TrackingLC 5287Inmate Discipline RecordsNSW Parliament
Q&A TrackingLA 6263Aboriginal Deaths in CustodyNSW Parliament
Q&A TrackingLA 6087Long Bay Correctional Complex RenovationNSW Parliament
2026 Corrections
Accountability Index
Accountability Index
Most Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries provide evasive, incomplete or heavily scripted answers to parliamentary questions, often failing to address the specific information MPs have requested.
Oversight Reports
These recent reports paint a damning indictment of a carceral machine defined by entrenched neglect, systemic inertia, and bureaucratic cruelty across New South Wales.
