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Calls for change following allegations Indigenous woman was stripsearched in front of other inmates at Canberra’s jail
ACT politicians and prisoner advocates have called for an investigation after allegations a female Indigenous detainee in Canberra’s jail was stripsearched in front of male inmates have been made public.
Key points:
- Indigenous health advocate Julie Tongs said the woman’s human rights had been disregarded
- ACT Minister Rachel-Stephen Smith said it would be naive to assume systemic racism was not an issue at the jail
- Caroline Doyle from ACT Prisoners Aid said the alleged incident appeared to have broken a number of rules around prisoner treatment
The 37-year-old prisoner said the incident happened as she was being transferred to a crisis support unit at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) last month.
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