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The Guardian // World

New data reveals increase in staggering death toll from known hanging points in Australian jails

Thursday 10th July 2025, 3:00PM

Coroners’ records obtained since Guardian investigation expose yet more deaths from ligature points that authorities knew about but failed to removeRead more from our investigation into the prison suicide crisis‘Astounding’ negligence revealed: governments turn blind eye to staggering prison death tollThe shocking death toll from known ligature points in Australian prisons has risen to 64, new documents reveal.In June, a Guardian Australia investigation revealed that 57 inmates across 19 correctional facilities had died using hanging points that prison authorities and state governments knew about but failed to remove.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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