A nurse who tried to save an Indigenous teen who harmed himself in the youth wing of an adult prison has told an inquest the unit was like a war zone and conditions were inhumane.
A 28-year-old Noongar man who was handcuffed as he lost consciousness died after being arrested in Melbourne’s east last month.
The grieving family of Indigenous father of three Wayne Ugle,who died while on remand for minor charges,alleges that he died begging for medical help which was withheld.
The damning findings about Cleveland Dodd’s final conscious moments showed a punitive,counterproductive system,not a rehabilitative one,the opposition says.
Youth detention expert and family advocate Gerry Georgatos said the man’s story was an example of the failures of the state’s youth justice system.
The family of 16-year-old Cleveland Dodd has pleaded with the state to “act now,today” to prevent another youth dying needlessly and tragically in detention.
Sean Runacres was criticised by a coroner for his medical assessment of Veronica Nelson in prison in the days before she died. He has launched legal action to have the findings thrown out.
Complaints flooding the Department of Justice regarding Perth’s youth detention centre include female inmates alleging sexual behaviour and violence from guards.
The Victorian government has apologised for its role in the death of Indigenous prisoners. The acknowledgement coincides with the release of details about the death of a 70-year-old Aboriginal man in custody.
The man was being held at the Beenleigh watchhouse when he was found dead in his cell on Saturday.
Qld police involved in the death of Aubrey Donahue in Mareeba were not wearing body-worn cameras because they had not yet been rolled out to the specialist officers.