Assault of a detainee at the Alexander Maconochie Centre on 23 May 2018
24 September 2021
This critical incident review examined the assault of a male detainee that required hospital treatment. The review found that the assault was not reasonably foreseeable by ACT Corrective Services (ACTCS) and staff responded in a timely and effective manner to the assault.
The review made ten findings and one recommendation, namely that ACTCS policies and procedures be reviewed so that in the event of injury or illness affecting an Indigenous detainee, where possible and appropriate, a person of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background notify the next of kin of the detainee.
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