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64 Australian Prison Inmates Died Using Known Hanging Points
At least 64 Australian inmates have died by suicide using known ligature points in prisons, despite warnings to authorities; this prompted outrage and government pledges to address the issue.
64 Australian Prison Inmates Died Using Known Hanging Points
At least 64 Australian inmates have died by suicide using known ligature points in prisons, despite warnings to authorities; this prompted outrage and government pledges to address the issue.
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32% Bias Score
57 Preventable Inmate Deaths Expose Systemic Failures in Australian Prisons
A Guardian Australia investigation found that 57 Australian inmates died by suicide in the past two decades due to known ligature points in their cells that were not removed by prison authorities, highlighting systemic failures and prompting calls for urgent reform.
57 Preventable Inmate Deaths Expose Systemic Failures in Australian Prisons
A Guardian Australia investigation found that 57 Australian inmates died by suicide in the past two decades due to known ligature points in their cells that were not removed by prison authorities, highlighting systemic failures and prompting calls for urgent reform.
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48% Bias Score
HMP Parc Drug Crisis: 17 Deaths Linked to Drone Smuggling
An inspection of HMP Parc prison in Bridgend, UK, revealed widespread drug availability, including drone smuggling, leading to 17 deaths in 2024; the prison's management failures and the new G4S contract contributed to the crisis.
HMP Parc Drug Crisis: 17 Deaths Linked to Drone Smuggling
An inspection of HMP Parc prison in Bridgend, UK, revealed widespread drug availability, including drone smuggling, leading to 17 deaths in 2024; the prison's management failures and the new G4S contract contributed to the crisis.
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48% Bias Score
57 Deaths in Australian Prisons Due to Known Hanging Points
A Guardian Australia investigation revealed that 57 Australians died in 19 prisons across the country due to known hanging points that authorities failed to remove, despite warnings and promises of reform dating back over 30 years, disproportionately affecting Indigenous Australians.
57 Deaths in Australian Prisons Due to Known Hanging Points
A Guardian Australia investigation revealed that 57 Australians died in 19 prisons across the country due to known hanging points that authorities failed to remove, despite warnings and promises of reform dating back over 30 years, disproportionately affecting Indigenous Australians.
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52% Bias Score
Belarusian Political Prisoner Dies in Prison
A 61-year-old Belarusian businessman, Valiantsin Shtermer, died in a Shklow prison colony while serving a five-year sentence for insulting President Lukashenko and criticizing the war in Ukraine, adding to the eight political prisoners who have died in custody since 2020 amid a crackdown on dissent.
Belarusian Political Prisoner Dies in Prison
A 61-year-old Belarusian businessman, Valiantsin Shtermer, died in a Shklow prison colony while serving a five-year sentence for insulting President Lukashenko and criticizing the war in Ukraine, adding to the eight political prisoners who have died in custody since 2020 amid a crackdown on dissent.
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56% Bias Score
Scottish Prison Service Boss Calls for End to Crown Immunity After Inquest
Following the suicides of two young people at Polmont Young Offenders Institution, the head of Scotland's jails, Theresa Medhurst, said the Scottish Prison Service should lose its crown immunity and face criminal prosecution for deaths in custody; this follows a fatal accident inquiry that found fai...
Scottish Prison Service Boss Calls for End to Crown Immunity After Inquest
Following the suicides of two young people at Polmont Young Offenders Institution, the head of Scotland's jails, Theresa Medhurst, said the Scottish Prison Service should lose its crown immunity and face criminal prosecution for deaths in custody; this follows a fatal accident inquiry that found fai...
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44% Bias Score
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