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Western Australia’s government has replaced their Commissioner of Corrective Services as the fallout continues from the state’s first ever recorded death in youth detention.
On Wednesday, Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia announced Mike Reynolds, who had been appointed Commissioner of Corrective Services in November 2020 on a five-year term, will be replaced with current WA Police Assistant Commissioner Brad Royce.“We've brought in a commissioner with known leadership skills, proven leadership skills, and capability of effecting cultural change and improvement across an organisation, and that’s what we want to have happen.
“You have people doing a really tough job and if you don't give them what they need and you don’t support them then you end up with what you deserve.” Meanwhile, the Department of Justice has confirmed a staff member has been stood down as they investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Cleveland Dodd.
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