New data reveals increase in staggering death toll from known hanging points in Australian jails

Guardian Australia’s investigation of 248 hanging deaths prompted outrage from families of the dead, justice reform experts, Indigenous leaders and the federal government. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images

The shocking death toll from known ligature points in Australian prisons has risen to 64, new documents reveal.

In June, a Guardian Australia investigation revealed that 57 inmates across 19 correctional facilities had died using hanging points that prison authorities and state governments knew about but failed to remove.