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Rough handling a factor in inmate's death, inquest told

Rough handling a factor in inmate's death, inquest told

A disabled inmate's death may have been triggered by rough handling as prison guards did not realise he was having a medical incident, a coroner has heard.

Nurse absent for inmate's medical alert, inquest told

Nurse absent for inmate's medical alert, inquest told

Nurse absent for inmate's medical alert, inquest told

Nurse absent for inmate's medical alert, inquest told

A prison nurse should have been at the side of a disabled inmate after he had a seizure that sparked a medical alert before his death, a coroner has heard.

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

An inmate who bashed four prison officers in an unprovoked attack, causing corrections staff to strike, has had his sentence upgraded.

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Police furious at prisoners having to sleep on floors

Police furious at prisoners having to sleep on floors

Prisoners could be injured or die and police left at risk of attack if a deal on inmate transport is not honoured, a union says.

Crime boss adds month to sentence for 'brutal' assault

Crime boss adds month to sentence for 'brutal' assault

A convicted killer and underworld crime boss will spend another month in prison for assaulting an officer while frustrated with his jail living conditions.

Notorious prison escapee's legal bid for freedom fails

Notorious prison escapee's legal bid for freedom fails

A jailed bank robber dubbed the "Postcard Bandit" will remain behind bars after a court rejected his bid to have his prison sentence declaredinvalid.

Bail reform urged, but advice likely to be ignored

Bail reform urged, but advice likely to be ignored

Experts have recommended state and territory governments soften their bail laws to help address the growing use of remand in Australia’s justice system.

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Diddy's prison release date pushed back

Diddy's prison release date pushed back

Diddy's prison release date pushed back

Diddy's prison release date pushed back

Shamed hip-hop star Sean 'Diddy' Combs will spend an extra month behind bars after his scheduled prison release date was reportedly pushed back by authorities.

Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Overworked prison medical staff failed to give appropriate care to a disabled inmate who suffered an epileptic seizure, an inquest has heard.

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death

A woman in detention in a spit hood said “I can’t breathe” before she died, a coroner has found, sparking calls for the head covering's use to end in one state.

Prison guard walk-off struck down as courts duck chaos

Prison guard walk-off struck down as courts duck chaos

Prison guard walk-off struck down as courts duck chaos

Prison guard walk-off struck down as courts duck chaos

A court system has avoided chaos after a planned strike by prison guards, incensed with the sentencing of man who bashed four officers, was overturned.

'Vibrant' young woman who died in custody remembered

'Vibrant' young woman who died in custody remembered

'Vibrant' young woman who died in custody remembered

'Vibrant' young woman who died in custody remembered

Family of a 21-year-old Indigenous woman who died in custody have released a brief statement, describing her as loving and vibrant.

Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

More needs to be done to address youth crime, a state government concedes, after a 13-year-old boy was charged with offences across two Australian cities.

Grim milestone for state's Indigenous deaths in custody

Grim milestone for state's Indigenous deaths in custody

Grim milestone for state's Indigenous deaths in custody

Grim milestone for state's Indigenous deaths in custody

Twelve Indigenous people have died in custody in NSW in 2025, the highest number ever recorded in a single year, with less than two months to go in the calendar

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Hamas hands over all remaining hostages to Israel

Hamas has released all 20 surviving hostages to Israel, a major step towards ending two years of devastating war in Gaza.

Israeli cabinet ratifies Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas

Israel’s cabinet has approved a plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas.

Killer inmate fantasised about dismembering victims

A coroner says corrective services officers could not have predicted a sadistic prisoner's murderous plan to lure a fellow inmate to his death.

Perth grandmother loses drug smuggling appeal in Japan

Australian woman Donna Nelson has lost her appeal in a Tokyo court for drug smuggling as she maintains that she was the innocent victim of a romance scam.

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Aussie journalist 'overjoyed' at pardon of jail mate

The pardon of an imprisoned political dissident has been welcomed by a former Australian journalist who was jailed alongside the activist in Egypt.

Prison yards cleaned ready for judge in crime boss case

A major crime boss claims he had been deprived of liberty with allegations prison staff had kept him locked down and away from other prisoners.

Delays 'not outcome changing' after refugee's fall

A coroner has found a delay in consulting a neurosurgeon and an air ambulance's arrival after a refugee's ultimately fatal fall were not "outcome changing".

'Grave allegations': baby-killer Lane sues prison staff

Jailed baby killer Keli Lane's is targeting former prison bosses, guards and the corrections minister in her lawsuit over her alleged abuse behind bars.

Paranoid killer sorry for shivving notorious crime boss

A convicted murderer wants to set a better example after blaming paranoia and a survival instinct for violently attacking crime boss Bassam Hamzy in jail.

More bail denials trigger juvenile jail increase

More children are being held without conviction following bail law changes as a premier defends being tough to get kids "back on track".

Pet guinea pigs kill and cook claim sparks prison probe

Guinea pigs taken from an animal shelter have allegedly been eaten by inmates at a prison, with a premier saying he is appalled by the allegations.

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