A Guardian Australia investigation reveals that 57 inmates have taken their lives using hanging points in prisons that authorities have neglected to remove despite prior warnings. Over a five-month period, 248 hanging deaths were analyzed, demonstrating a clear pattern of inaction from state governments since a royal commission over 30 years ago. Families and experts are alarmed by the consistent failures of correctional facilities to address a crucial safety issue, with numerous deaths linked to known ligature points even after recommendations from coroners and independent bodies.
57 Australian inmates have died by hanging in prisons, linked to unremoved ligature points, highlighting systemic failures in governmental responses to known risks.
Despite evidence and repeated warnings, authorities allowed ligature points to remain in prisons, leading to a tragic toll on inmate lives over two decades.
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