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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: staggering prison death toll revealed, LA braces for more unrest, Albanese to deliver key speech

Illustration of guard in prison with tangled sheet on floor
Guardian Australia found that 57 inmates died after authorities failed to remove known ligature points. Illustration: Guy Shield/The Guardian

Good morning everyone. Our top story today reveals a staggering death toll from government inaction. In a five-month investigation, scouring coronial findings from 248 deaths, Guardian Australia has found that 57 inmates in Australian jails hanged themselves in the past two decades using ligature points that were known to authorities but not removed.

Plus: Anthony Albanese will map out his priorities for his second term in a key speech today, Los Angeles braces for more unrest, and we hear about a time when Monet, Cezanne et al were panned by the critics.

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