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This is a RCIADIC recommendation
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Establish non-custodial facilities for care of intoxicated persons
That the abolition of the offence of drunkenness should be accompanied by adequately funded programs to establish and maintain non-custodial facilities for the care and treatment of intoxicated persons.
Background
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) emphasised that in conjunction with the decriminalisation of public drunkenness, care and treatment programs should be provided in place of police intervention and time spent in custody. The Commission highlighted that the decriminalisation of public drunkenness alone, was not enough to reduce how many people encounter the criminal justice system or how much time they spend in police custody.