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A nurse who refused first aid to an unresponsive baby inside one of Australia's toughest female prisons has been exonerated over the infant's death.
Veronica Nelson, who died in police custody in 2020 after being denied bail, was subject to “cruel and degrading treatment,” a coroner’s report concluded.
Victoria’s bail laws are an "unmitigated disaster” according to a coroner who has handed down findings into the death of Veronica Nelson.
Coroner refers prison health contractor to Director of Public Prosecutions over death in custody
Corrections Victoria says 36 prisoners and 15 staff are among the more than 14,000 active cases in the state.