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  1. First Nations man dies in Queensland prison
    By Bridget Herrmann

    The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner. Fourteen Indigenous people have died in Australian prisons this year.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/lot

    #BlackDeathsInCustody #Prisons #Police #BridgetHerrmann

  2. Inmate’s multiple requests for medical support unanswered, inquest hears
    By Olivia Nunes-Malek and James C Taylor

    A Queensland prisoner died in prison of a rare bacterial condition after his calls for medical help went unanswered for weeks, a medical expert has told a coronial inquest.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-08/cor

    #Courts #BlackDeathsInCustody #IndigenousAustralians #Prisons #OliviaNunesMalek #JamesCTaylor