The Latest Breaking News from Cleveland Dodd

Unit 18 'inhumane' and a 'war zone' before teen's death

The youth wing of an adult prison where a teenager fatally harmed himself has been described as a "war zone" by a nurse who worked there.

AAP · Apr 10, 2024

Senior officer when teen harmed breached lawful order

An officer overseeing an adult prison's youth wing the night an Indigenous teenager fatally harmed himself had breached a lawful order but remained on duty.

AAP · Apr 9, 2024

Indigenous teen's death in detention avoidable: guard

The guard who found a teen with a self-inflicted injury in an adult prison's youth wing has told an inquest the death was tragic and could have been avoided.

AAP · Apr 7, 2024

WA justice boss resigns following unit 18 death

Adam Tomison, Western Australia's justice department chief, has resigned two months after Indigenous teen Cleveland Dodd died in juvenile detention.

AAP · Dec 11, 2023

Indigenous teen's funeral back on after crisis talks

West Australian authorities have backflipped on their last-minute decision not to let Cleveland Dodd's incarcerated father attend the teenager's funeral.

AAP · Dec 1, 2023

Youth block of adult prison to shut after teen's death

A high-security youth wing at an adult prison where Indigenous teenager Cleveland Dodd recently fatally self-harmed will be closed and replaced.

AAP · Nov 30, 2023

Failures found before death of teen in youth detention

An investigation into the events surrounding the death of Indigenous teen Cleveland Dodd in a detention centre has uncovered significant operational failures.

AAP · Nov 10, 2023

Guards watching movies when teen self-harmed in custody

An interim report into the death of an Indigenous teenager after he self-harmed in youth detention has found multiple system failures.

AAP · Nov 10, 2023

A 41-Year-Old Aboriginal Man In WA Is The 80th Person To Die In Custody This Year

"Our mob are dying inside these prisons. No one has been found responsible."

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 8, 2023

WA minister defends actions after teen died in custody

A West Australian government minister has blamed his advisors for the information he gave media after a teen self-harmed in detention and died.

AAP · Nov 6, 2023