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Aaron Bunch

Prisons ignored coronial recommendations: report

A report examining deaths in custody in WA prisons says mental health services were found lacking. (David Gray/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Mental health services in Western Australia's prisons remain under-resourced and inadequate as authorities ignore coronial recommendations, a deaths in custody report says.

A report into the WA Department of Justice's performance has found custodial staff are not properly trained and clinical staff are under significant pressure.

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