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Youth justice in crisis before teen's death: coroner

A coroner hearing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in a youth detention says he might recommend another inquiry into the facility.

AAP · Jul 1, 2025

'Animals treated better' than Indigenous teen: family

An Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in detention was subjected to "barbarous and criminal" neglect, his mother says as an inquest into his death resumes.

AAP · Jun 29, 2025

Coroner calls for urgent closure of troubled youth jail

The coroner hearing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in a youth detention centre has provisionally recommended the facility close.

AAP · Dec 10, 2024

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'Cruel and inhumane': teen's solitary cell before death

An Indigenous teen spent more than 22 hours per day in solitary confinement in youth detention before he fatally self-harmed, an inquest has been told.

AAP · Jul 29, 2024

WA Police introduce alternative to prone restraint linked to deaths in custody

New police recruits in Western Australia are being trained to use leg straps over the potentially lethal prone restraint, in which a person is held face down on their stomach, often with physical pressure applied.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

West Australian coroner makes recommendations around use of prone restraint for second time this year

A West Australian coroner remains "concerned" and "troubled" about police use of a physical restraint that has been linked to deaths in custody, recommending even stricter limits as part of findings into the death of Noongar man Roderick Narrier.

ABC News · Oct 23, 2022

Coroner slams lack of 'safe' cells at Perth's Acacia Prison after young Indigenous man's suicide

A West Australian coroner strongly criticises a lack of safe prison cells to prevent suicide at Perth's Acacia Prison.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

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Police did not adequately monitor breathing when restraining young woman: WA Coroner

A WA Coroner finds police failed to adequately monitor the breathing of a young mother as she was pinned on the ground for an unnecessary length of time, drawing parallels to the death of US man George Floyd. Warning: This story contains images and names of Indigenous people who have…

ABC News · Apr 28, 2022

WA coroner says police failed to monitor breathing of Aboriginal woman pinned to the ground

It was ‘incomprehensible’ that a police internal investigation into Cherdeena Wynne’s restraint found it was in line with policy and procedures, coroner finds

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022

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