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    Funding Cuts To Custody Notification Service Could See Deaths In Custody

    Legal experts warn cuts to phone line could have disastrous implications.

    "A death in custody would be a horrific outcome but it may well be a possibility" - ALS Chief Legal Officer Jeremy Styles

    "We have people as young as 11 or 12 in custody using the CNS. It's also really important for juveniles to understand their rights in custody" - Robyn Hackelis, CNS Solicitor

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    Thousands of people rallied to support the CNS earlier this month on social media using the hashtag #SavetheCNS and a petition pleading with the government to continue funding has garnered over 48,000 signatures.

    @SenBrandis please, please #SaveTheCNS! #TheWeekly

    RT @ALS_NSWACT: 6 lawyers working 24/7 providing legal advice. CNS is devastatingly simple & it works #savetheCNS

    The money used to have inquiries into halal, wind farms, and the ABC could be used to fund things like the CNS, which save Aboriginal lives.

    Significantly, there have been no Aboriginal deaths in police cell custody NSW since the CNS began #SaveTheCNS Extend the CNS Australia wide