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Another young Indigenous man dies in WA's notorious Hakea prison

Another young Indigenous man dies in WA's notorious Hakea prison

A young Aboriginal man has died in Western Australia's Hakea prison.The man, aged 30, was found unresponsive just before 4pm on Friday.The WA Department of Justice said prison staff including medical ...

According to data from the National Deaths in Custody Program, this is the 25th Indigenous death in custody this year nationwide out of a total of 77 deaths in custody.

1/3 of deaths in custody have been exclusively from 3.8% of the Australian population.

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