Custody calls should be national: Scullion

INDIGENOUS Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says a callout service that has prevented Indigenous deaths in custody in NSW should be rolled out nationally.

The indigenous affairs minister wants a national rollout for an Indigenous custody callout service.

THE indigenous affairs minister wants all Australian jurisdictions to adopt a NSW custody notification service used for Indigenous people who have been arrested.

WESTERN Australia is looking at introducing the service, which costs half a million dollars to run per year and is credited with reducing deaths in custody.