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Death in custody inquest examines risk, health services

Death in custody inquest examines risk, health services

An inquest into the death of an inmate at Tasmania's Risdon Prison is examining mental health services and risk management.

Indigenous teen Cleveland Dodd 'let down': WA premier

Indigenous teen Cleveland Dodd 'let down': WA premier

Indigenous teen Cleveland Dodd 'let down': WA premier

Indigenous teen Cleveland Dodd 'let down': WA premier

The death of an Indigenous teenager who self-harmed while in custody has reignited calls for improvement and change in the justice system.

Man who decapitated teen blocked from seeking parole

Man who decapitated teen blocked from seeking parole

Man who decapitated teen blocked from seeking parole

Man who decapitated teen blocked from seeking parole

James Patrick Roughan who stabbed and decapitated a 17-year-old boy has unsuccessfully sought release on parole after 15 years in prison.

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Inspector queries expansion of maximum security prison

Inspector queries expansion of maximum security prison

The expansion of a maximum security prison has been questioned after a report found insufficient resources and lagging infrastructure were undermining safety.

'Our boy deserved a future': Indigenous teen's family

'Our boy deserved a future': Indigenous teen's family

The death of an Indigenous teenager in a prison cell has been described as preventable, as pressure mounts to close the controversial high-security facility.

'Disturbing' lockdown trend at youth detention centre

'Disturbing' lockdown trend at youth detention centre

Tasmania's custodial inspector has a described disturbing and unprecedented lockdowns at the state youth detention facility.

Shooting of escaping man was murder, jury told

Shooting of escaping man was murder, jury told

A prison officer is defending a murder charge after shooting a shackled inmate who'd slipped a colleague's grip and run across a road.

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Rapist and killer cuts off ankle monitor, on the run

Rapist and killer cuts off ankle monitor, on the run

Rapist and killer cuts off ankle monitor, on the run

Rapist and killer cuts off ankle monitor, on the run

Police are urgently hunting for a convicted rapist and killer after the 55-year-old high-risk offender allegedly cut off an ankle monitor.

Indigenous boy fighting for life after custody incident

Indigenous boy fighting for life after custody incident

Indigenous boy fighting for life after custody incident

Indigenous boy fighting for life after custody incident

A 16-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell at the Unit 18 detention facility in Western Australia.

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

Before she died in custody Selesa Tafaifa was pleading for her asthma medication and crying out 'I can't breathe', an inquest into her death heard.

Backpacker rapist to remain in jail indefinitely

Backpacker rapist to remain in jail indefinitely

Backpacker rapist to remain in jail indefinitely

Backpacker rapist to remain in jail indefinitely

A man who lured a German backpacker to a farm with a fake job advert then restrained, drugged and raped her has had his jail term extended indefinitely.

WA prison officers accept new pay deal

WA prison officers accept new pay deal

WA prison officers accept new pay deal

WA prison officers accept new pay deal

Nurses remain the final holdouts of the West Australian government's public sector wage negotiations after prison officers accepted a three per cent pay rise.

Drone loaded with drugs 'crashed' during prison flight

Drone loaded with drugs 'crashed' during prison flight

Drone loaded with drugs 'crashed' during prison flight

Drone loaded with drugs 'crashed' during prison flight

Two prisoners and a parolee hatched a plan to attempt a drone delivery to the exercise yard of drugs and a USB drive full of adult entertainment.

Accused ACT murderer admits burglary but not killing

Accused ACT murderer admits burglary but not killing

Accused ACT murderer admits burglary but not killing

Accused ACT murderer admits burglary but not killing

A Melbourne man will be extradited to the ACT in policy custody to face justice over the murder of Irma Palasics almost 24 years ago.

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Rights chief pans delay in releasing UN report on jails

A confidential UN report on conditions inside Australian jails and detention centres must be released by the government, the human rights commissioner says.

'Disgusting' killed teen's family cry as boy acquitted

Family and supporters of murdered 16-year-old Declan Cutler have screamed out in a Melbourne court room as one of eight boys was acquitted of his murder.

Delay to bail decision for teen charged over abduction

A teen accused of attacking a school boy as he walked home, leaving him with life-altering injuries, will have to wait to hear if he is released on bail.

Machete group targeted vulnerable kids leaving school

One of three teens who abducted a 14-year-old on his way home from school has applied for bail, as a court hears the victim has suffered life-altering injuries.

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Teen killers jailed for 'absolutely shocking' attack

A boy who murdered Declan Cutler in a "frenzied, savage" group attack outside a house party will spend at least a decade in prison for the killing.

Family of slain grandmother 'powerless and voiceless'

The family of a grandmother who was killed and thrown down a mine shaft have wept in court as her killer was jailed for at least seven years.

NT government to pay almost $1m to tear gassed inmates

Four ex-Don Dale youth detention centre inmates will receive almost $1 million from the Northern Territory government over an unlawful tear gassing in 2014.

Man wins $300k payout after suing judge over jailing

A judge will be personally liable for part of a man's $300,000 compensation payout after he wrongly jailed a man during divorce proceedings.

Child detention changes labelled Qld's 'darkest hours'

The Palaszczuk government has defended new laws allowing watch houses and adult prisons to be used as youth detention centres.

Crime figure to go free years after notorious gang war

An organised crime figure whose murder of a stranger triggered a spree of gangland violence in Sydney in the 2000s is set to walk free from prison.

Bail reforms set to keep more Victorians out of jail

The Victorian government will introduce long-awaited reforms to make it easier for low-level offenders to get bail and cut down on people on remand.

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