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WA's Hakea Prison suspends Christmas Eve visits amid COVID-19 outbreak

Families have been left in the lurch after Hakea Prison, in Perth's south, cancelled family visits the day before Christmas Eve due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

ABC News · Dec 25, 2022

Senators allege they were ‘treated with contempt’ when police called to remove them from WA prison

Dorinda Cox and Lidia Thorpe were visiting Hakea prison to discuss a death in custody when they claim meeting with superintendent was suddenly cancelled

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2022

Family say Ricky Lee Cound denied proper mental health care before his death in Hakea prison cell

A young man who took his own life in a WA prison was in isolation for three weeks and denied adequate care as his mental health deteriorated, his family claims. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name and image of a person who…

ABC News · Mar 29, 2022