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Victoria reports Aboriginal death in custody, legal service says justice system needs ‘urgent’ reforms
An Aboriginal man died in custody at Victoria’s largest prison on the weekend, the state government confirmed today.
Key points:
- The man is the the third Aboriginal death in custody to be reported in Australia this month
- His death highlights the “urgent need for sweeping reforms to the justice system”, legal advocates say
- The cause of death will be formally determined by the Coroner
Corrections Victoria, the government unit responsible for the state’s prisons, said the man died at the Ravenhall Correctional Centre on March 7.
“As the prisoner was an Aboriginal man, the Aboriginal Justice Caucus was advised on the day and we continue to work closely with them and the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria,” Corrections Victoria said in a…
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