A year ago today, WA's youth detention system reached what was meant to be its lowest point — a child's death in custody. What has changed? WARNING: This story discusses incidents of self-harm. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of a person who has died.
'We should all be outraged': Family of Aboriginal man who died in custody calls for answers
Marley Wright-Martin, 27, was being held in solitary confinement at Port Phillip Prison when he died in September. His family has given permission for his name and image to be used.
Photo shows Marley Wright-Martin wears a grey t-shirt and smiles at the camera in front of some bushes.Woman who died in custody after $23.10 theft remembered as 'absolutely loving mother' by family
An inquest into the death of Tammy Shipley, who died in custody at a NSW prison in 2022, has included CCTV footage of the final minutes before her death.
Photo shows An older woman is held by two men, standing in a gardenCalls for overhaul of WA youth justice system after boy's suicide
The 17-year-old boy, who authorities say 'identifies as Indigenous', is the second child on record to die in detention in WA.
Photo shows Calls for System Overhaul: Barbed wire curls around fence top with tree in distance.Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds.No charges to be laid over Veronica Nelson's 'harrowing' death in Victorian prison cell
No criminal charges will be laid over Veronica Nelson's cruel and preventable death in a Victorian prison, after the state's workplace safety watchdog declared there was "insufficient evidence" to prosecute justice officials or a prison healthcare provider.
Photo shows A woman looks past the camera, smilingUrgent call for firearm review after shooting death of handcuffed man outside hospital
Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone was fatally shot by a Corrective Services officer in Lismore in 2019. The Corrective Services officer who shot him was found not guilty of murder.
Photo shows A shirtless man in a dark cap takes a selfie in a suburban yard.Partner's 'devastating emptiness' as hearing into Corrective Services shooting of Dwayne Johnstone ends
There are calls for legislative change as the inquest into the 2019 Corrective Services shooting death of Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone ends with the coroner to hand down her findings and recommendations in late August.
Photo shows couple, woman with plastic crownShooting death of Indigenous man while he was running from prison officers sparks calls for change
A coronial inquest hears calls for Corrective Service regulations to be modernised following the death of Dwayne Johnstone, who was shot while fleeing from officers.
Photo shows Dwayne JohnstoneCoroner identifies failures in lead-up to death of Josh Kerr
A Victorian coroner has said prison staff watched Josh Kerr die in his cell because of flawed protocols.
Photo shows Multimple Failures, Coroner Findings: A woman stands at a microphone flanked by two other women.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds.Grieving mother takes aim at Victorian prisons after coroner finds her son's death behind bars was preventable
In findings delivered on Monday, Coroner David Ryan identifies numerous failures in the lead-up to the death of 32-year-old Josh Kerr at Port Phillip Prison on August 10, 2022.
Photo shows Donna Kerr wears a brown checked shawl and is surrounded by family outside court.Anger and grief over 'preventable' death in custody of 23yo Aboriginal man despite royal commission
The lawyer who represented the family of the last Aboriginal death at Port Lincoln Prison 21 years ago says he is concerned SA jail cells have not been made safe despite multiple recommendations in the past.
Photo shows Drone shot of Lincoln prisonProbe into Cleveland Dodd's death assesses government actions
A 65-page Corruption and Crime Commission report reveals serious systemic gaps between staff, management and the government.
Photo shows Cleveland Dodd, Report into death: Two beds on the inside of an empty prison cell.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 7 seconds.Aboriginal man possibly suffered effects of heart attack for two days before hospitalisation, NT coroner finds
The NT coroner finds Aboriginal man Mr Dooley, who died in custody in 2022, may have been experiencing the effects of a mini heart attack for up to two days before an ambulance was called to the Darwin prison.
Photo shows New NT prisonUnit 18 set officers up 'to fail' and procedures 'undoubtedly' breached night Cleveland Dodd self harmed, says CCC report
WA's Corruption and Crime Commission finds no evidence of serious misconduct among staff working the night WA recorded its first death in juvenile detention. WARNING: This story contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died.
Photo shows The front entrance of Casuarina Prison at night as people mill around outsidePolice confirm death of 23-year-old Indigenous man in South Australian prison
Police have confirmed a 23-year-old man died in Port Lincoln Prison on June 4.
Photo shows Drone shot of Lincoln prison'It's horrific that this ever happened': WA authorities apologise for death in police custody
Authorities formally apologise to the family of an Aboriginal woman who died in custody 10 years ago.
Photo shows WA Police commissioner Col Blanch wears a uniform and speaks in front of a police background.Loved ones of Aboriginal woman who died in custody remember her as the 'rock' of her family
Heather Calgaret was months from completing a sentence for armed robbery when she died in November 2021. How the 30-year-old Yamatji, Noongar, Wongi and Pitjantjatjara woman's life ended will be examined in a four-week coronial inquest starting today.
Photo shows Ms Calgaret smiles in a portrait-framed photograph.You may not know this Australian artist, but he has just won the 'Oscar' of the art world
The Toowoomba-born artist has been thrust into the global spotlight after winning a major award at this year's Venice Biennale.
Photo shows A Bigambul and Kamilaroi artist wearing a black hoodie and beannie holds a golden lion trophy.Cleveland Dodd died in custody and his mother is seeking answers
When Nadene's 16-year-old son was sent to juvenile detention, it was meant to keep him and the community safe. Instead, he lost his life.
Has Video Duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds.Policy breached, but officers on duty during death in custody won't be charged, inquest hears
A coronial inquest in Queensland hears of substandard conditions and failures of supervision at a remote Queensland police station where an Indigenous man died in 2022.
Photo shows remote police stationInquiry reveals Cleveland Dodd threatened suicide eight times before death
The Indigenous teenager was found hanging in his cell at the controversial Unit 18 juvenile detention facility.
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