Thread by @callapilla

I’m really excited to finally be able to share something we have been working on for a really long time. We read every available coronial file on an Indigenous death in custody and converted them into this searchable database. #DeathsInside theguardian.com/australia-news…

We checked each case against a number of data points, including average coronial delay, whether all relevant procedures were followed, and whether the person required additional medical care which was not given. #DeathsInside

According to our analysis, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who died in custody were twice as likely to have required additional medical care that was not provided - 32% to 15% of non-Indigenous deaths in custody. #DeathsInside

More detail on our methodology is on the site. We also shared our chief findings with every police force and corrections department in Australia and gave them an opportunity to respond. Those responses can also all be found on the site. #DeathsInside

Shoutout to @dicwc @amnestyOz @natsils @CharandevSingh and others who looked at early versions of this, and to all the families we spoke to. Some of these cases have never been written about before. #DeathsInside

The database is designed by @NickEvershed and Andy Ball, research by me, Lorena Allam, and the world’s best intern, @banister02. Art by @drawnbysoymilk

This kind of work deep research takes months. It’s only possible at places like @GuardianAus, where @lenoretaylor gave us the time to disappear for weeks at a stretch. If you value this kind of reporting, please consider supporting us. We want to do more of it. #DeathsInside

There have been at least 407 Indigenous deaths in custody since the royal commission, and 147 that we were able to find since 2008.

Many of these deaths could have been avoided. #DeathsInside theguardian.com/australia-news…

We will keep updating this database. Please tell us if we have missed anything. If your loved one has died in custody, you can email [e-mail]

We undertook this project because we could not find up-to-date data on deaths in custody. A number of you have contacted me in the past asking if I knew where to find a list of all deaths in custody. Now I can say: here. theguardian.com/australia-news… #DeathsInside

Here’s a bit more on why we did this and how we got our information. theguardian.com/australia-news… #DeathsInside

Also on the research team was @MilesPHerbert, who was given the painful task of trying to decipher NSW coronial records prior to 2012 and did an amazing job in the face of absolutely no information.

NSW: your coronial records are bad and you should feel bad. #DeathsInside