An inmate at Melbourne Assessment Prison told his family “you need ... began on Monday and will focus on whether he received proper mental health care in the months leading up to his death.

An acute failing of the healthcare needs of Aboriginal ... and Gunditjmara artist dies in Victorian prison Another man, serving time at Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP), was punished with ...

The Victorian government has entered into a fresh agreement outsourcing health care in publicly run prisons ... woman before she died in a Melbourne prison cell in January 2020.

Another prisoner, at the Melbourne Assessment Prison, told the Ombudsman ... of significant prison healthcare reforms. “We take our duty of care to all people in custody seriously,” the ...

Andreea Lachsz is the Head of Policy, Communications and Strategy at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service. VALS is representing the family members of Ms Veronica Nelson, Ms Calgaret, and Michael ...