The Coronial inquest into the death of Ms Dhu, a Yamatji woman from Western Australia is in its final stages.

In 2014, the 22 year old was pronounced dead at the Hedland Health Campus, 45 hours after being taken into police custody for unpaid fines.

She is one of an increasing number of Aboriginal Australians incarcerated for minor offences that would not normally attract criminal sanctions.

This week marks twenty five years since the release of the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody.

In 1992, one in seven of Australia's prison population were indigenous.

Twenty five years later, current available statistics say one in three prisoners are Aboriginal Australian.

Guests

Carol Row - Grandmother of Ms Dhu, a young WA woman who died while in police custody in August 2014

Dennis Eggington - CEO the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA

Peter Collins - Director of Legal Services with the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA

Credits

Presenter - Damien Carrick

Producer - Anita Barraud