Many artists and writers have written about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences of the legal system.
Pigs by No Fixed Address (We have Survived)
Beautiful Child by Archie Roach (Charcoal Lane)
Malcolm Smith written by Richard Frankland. Performed by The Tiddas on Sing About Life album
Was a Koori was Malcolm Smith
Was a reason did what he did
Was a boy who took a bike
Was a system that took his life
Chorus
How did he die
Did he hear the mopoke cry
No guilt. No shame
Just got locked up again
Black boy pedals a bike
Laughs cause he loves his life
Policeman come and say he bad
Lock him up and now he’s dead
Deaths in jail become an issue
Wipe your tears here use my tissue
We will help you if we can
Remember all those years again
Tears falling years gone by
Don’t want to hear you cry
It’s hurting me so bad
I knew Malcolm
Malcom’s dead
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