Cleveland Dodd died after taking his own life at Casuarina Prison's Unit 18, and WA Premier Roger Cook says the 16-year-old youth detainee was 'let down' by his government.
The WA premier says a 16-year-old boy who took his own life in youth detention was "let down" by the government while refusing to rule out changes within the leadership of the Department of Justice.Premier Roger Cook said the 16-year-old had been "let down" by the governmentWARNING: This story discusses incidents of self-harm and the image of an Indigenous person who has died.
Premier Roger Cook last week said he wanted to see Unit 18 – a hardened facility within the adult Casuarina Prison –"We've let that young detainee down, and as a result of that we need to continue to learn and we need to improve," he said."We're hamstrung by infrastructure, we're hamstrung by availability of staff, but we want to continue to work with the staff we've got and recruit others to make sure that we do better.
The government has struggled to increase those hours since the facility was opened, with detainees increasingly spending less and less time outside.The report was particularly scathing of the evidence of Department of Justice chief Adam Tomison, saying he used "euphemistic language" to distract attention from the serious harm being caused to children.
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