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Ethan James

Death in custody inquest examines risk, health services

Robert Gerard took his own life while in prison over an alleged murder. (HANDOUT/TASMANIA POLICE)

Mental health services available to prisoners in Tasmania are comparatively low, an inquest into an inmate's death has been told. 

Robert Gerard, 48, killed himself at Risdon Prison on May 23, 2022, while in custody for allegedly murdering a man and seriously injuring a woman.

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