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Coronial inquest slams Yatala prison staff over Aboriginal man’s death in custody
An Aboriginal man who died in custody in Adelaide was subjected to “every historical and contemporary correctional failing of care”, a South Australian coronial inquest has found.
Key points:
- The inquest concluded that the man’s death could have been prevented by staff
- The man was found dead inside a cell days after being transferred to the prison
- The deputy coroner has recommended changes to correctional procedures
The man died in April 2015 at the Yatala Labour Prison in Adelaide, where he was being held in custody over a domestic violence charge.
ABC News has chosen not to name the deceased at the request of his family.
The inquest heard the man died after an act of self-harm, and that he had also suffered a recent heart attack.
The court…
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