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Inquest into Aboriginal woman Heather Calgaret’s death in custody urges overhaul of Victoria’s prison healthcare

Coroner’s findings welcomed by Suzzane Calgaret, who says it should not have taken her sister’s death for changes to be made

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2025

‘Pleading and begging’: prison guards switched off water to cell of mentally ill, dying inmate held at Silverwater jail

Exclusive: Simon Cartwright’s family is taking legal action against NSW government after coroner finds his death was preventable

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2024

A teenager faces court in regional NSW, but her suspected cognitive impairment goes unrecognised

Without access to psychologists through the courts, youth offenders are being denied a path to diversion and getting stuck in ‘quicksand’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2024