Death of Indigenous Man in 2022 Reveals Worrisome Failures and ‘Missed Opportunities’ in Darwin’s Maximum Security Facility, New Inquest Finds
DARWIN, Australia – An inquest into the death of a 37-year-old Indigenous man in 2022 in Darwin’s maximum security Holtze prison has revealed several failures and “missed opportunities” in the prison’s health facilities. The deceased, a Maiyali man from a small Northern Territory community, died in palliative care at Royal Darwin Hospital after suffering a heart attack while serving a prison sentence. The tragic death occurred after a series of concerning events in which he …