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Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

The death of Cleveland Dodd in the youth wing of an adult prison sparked community outrage. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

A veteran public servant brought in to improve care at a troubled youth detention centre says he was stonewalled and unable to do his job amid a racist and toxic culture.

The public servant appeared at an inquest into the death of Cleveland Dodd, who was found unresponsive inside a cell in Unit 18, a youth wing of Perth's high-security Casuarina Prison, in the early hours of October 12, 2023.

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