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A coronial inquest has found a "litany of failings and shortcomings" in the management of an Indigenous man who died after an altercation with prison officers while in custody at Yatala Labour Prison.
The revelation, which has reignited calls for the “torture devices” to be banned, follows a 2016 claim by then attorney-general Yvette D’Ath that the hoods were “not used” in Queensland.
In the lead up to January 26, and as another Palestinian family is displaced by colonial forces, solidarity and allyship are more important than ever.
Incarceration Nation has the potential to shake the very core of your understanding of what it means to be Blak on this continent.
He had no criminal convictions and was being held on remand while waiting to appear in the Elizabeth magistrates court over video link. It had been expected that the coroner would hear evidence from seven prison guards who were with Morrison in the back of a prison transport van. No video footage exists of the two minute and five-second trip. Lawyers for the officers have already flagged that their clients will claim “penalty privilege” during each of their appearances to avoid talking about the trip. Penalty privilege allows those appearing before the South Australian coroner to refuse t...