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Activists are continuing to keep up the pressure on the NT government to close the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Stephen W Enciso reports.

Prisoners praised for efforts to save dying inmate’s life A man who died in an quad bike crash last year could never have been revived despite the ‘valiant and courageous efforts’ of two other inmates. Crime by Jason Walls Premium Content Subscriber only A MAN who died in an quad bike crash at Holtze Prison last year could never have been revived despite the "valiant and courageous efforts" of two other inmates who tried to save his life, a court has heard. Territory Coroner Greg Cavanagh this week held an inquest into the death of Ben...

Offbeat by Jason Walls Premium Content Subscriber only A man who went "from villain to hero" after stealing a marmoset and saltwater crocodile before thwarting a plot to blow up a service station was not wearing a helmet or seatbelt when he was killed in an ATV crash at Holtze Prison last year, a court has heard. Deputy Coroner Kelvin Currie told an inquest into Benny Watts' death the 31-year-old former construction worker was serving time for drug and weapons offences and working as a foreman in the prison's horticulture section when he crashed the vehicl...

Andrew Summerfield drove his Holden Rodeo Ute into a restricted section of the prison to deposit money into an inmate's bank account. He revved his engine and yelled at inmates.