- Graeme Hinchcliffe has been identified with the permission of his family.
Graeme Hinchcliffe was no saint but those who loved him say he was the "best dad".
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The 42-year-old spent the past few years in trouble with the law; from driving offences, to drug possession and even assault.
"He'd had a hard life growing up," his former partner Melissa O'Donoghue said.
"He lived on the streets ... and it led to crime, obviously."
Although he spent most of his life living in Orange, the Wiradjuri man had also lived in Bathurst.
"He was such a larrikin," Ms O'Donoghue added.
"He tried to be the joker of the party."
But Hinchcliffe's most recent run-in with the law saw him locked up at Bathurst Jail where he had been for four weeks.
Then on Tuesday, March 18 at about 2.30pm, NSW Police were called to the correctional facility following reports of a concern for welfare.
Hinchcliffe was found unresponsive in his cell and despite efforts to revive him, he died.
The 42-year-old's daughter Tahlia Hinchcliffe, whom he shared with Ms O'Donoghue, described him as the "best dad". She said she was searching for closure following her father's death.
"I want to see the footage to be honest, I need to see the footage," she said.
"I just need to know what happened."
A Corrective Services NSW spokesman said any death in custody is immediately reported to the NSW Coroner and subject to a compulsory, rigorous public inquiry.
"Corrective Services NSW extends its sympathies to the family and friends of (Graeme Hinchcliffe)," they added.
"We also extend our condolences to the wider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
"Corrective Services NSW and NSW Police investigate all deaths in custody regardless of the circumstances."
