Exclusive: Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commissioner says ‘people need to be empowered and take action against those agencies’Jason and Luke died in the same way as dozens of others. Why did authorities fail to act?Read more from our investigation into the prison suicide crisisGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Labor senator and Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commissioner Patrick Dodson has condemned inaction on known hanging points as “totally unacceptable” and joined calls for national leadership on justice reform.Guardian Australia revealed last week that 57 Australians had died using hanging points that prison authorities knew about but failed to remove, often despite their use in repeated suicides and explicit warnings from coroners.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
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