List of Australians imprisoned or executed abroad
Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Schapelle Corby Gold Coast , Queensland Drug trafficking ( cannabis ) 8 October 2004 10 February 2014 Sentenced in 2005 to 20 years . Sentence reduced on appeal in 2005 to 15 years . Sentence increased on further appeal in 2005 to 20 years . Released from Kerobokan Prison on Monday 10 February 2014 after being granted parole on Friday 7 February 2014 . Of her original 20-year sentence , Corby only served 9 years and 259 days
Andrew Chan Enfield , New South Wales Drug trafficking ( heroin ) 17 April 2005 Executed Sentenced to death on 14 February 2006 . Executed by firing squad on 29 April 2015
Si Yi Chen Doonside , New South Wales Drug trafficking ( heroin ) 17 April 2005 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006 . Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 . Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006 . Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008
Michael Czugaj Oxley , Queensland Drug trafficking ( heroin ) 17 April 2005 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 14 February 2006 . Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 . Sentence increased to life on 6 September 2006
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen Wellington Point , Queensland Drug trafficking ( heroin ) 17 April 2005 Died 9 May 2018 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006 . Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 . Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006 . Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008 . Died from Stomach Cancer on 9 May 2018
Matthew Norman Quakers Hill , New South Wales Drug trafficking ( heroin ) 17 April 2005 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006 . Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 . Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006 . Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008
Scott Rush Chelmer , Queensland Drug trafficking ( heroin ) 17 April 2005 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006 . Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006 . Sentence reduced to life imprisonment upon 11 May 2011 on appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court
Martin Stephens Towradgi , New South Wales Drug trafficking ( heroin ) 17 April 2005 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 14 February 2006
Myuran Sukumaran Auburn , New South Wales Drug trafficking ( heroin ) 17 April 2005 Executed Sentenced to death on 14 February 2006 . Executed by firing squad on 29 April 2015
Renae Lawrence Newcastle , New South Wales Drug trafficking ( heroin ) 17 April 2005 21 November 2018 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006 . Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 . Released and deported on 21 November 2018
Michelle Leslie Adelaide , South Australia Possession of ecstasy tablets 21 August 2005 19 November 2005 Controversially declared herself a Muslim during her imprisonment . It was alleged that some of her lawyers distributed bribes to secure her freedom
Michael Sacatides Wentworthville , New South Wales Drug trafficking ( methamphetamine ) 1 October 2010 Sentenced in 2011 to 18 years in Bali 's Kerobokan Jail
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This is a list of current and former Australian citizens whose detention in prisons outside of Australia or execution is noteworthy. The list includes those whose arrests or sentences are considered noteworthy for the following reasons: