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Trans jail death inquest

Started by Shana A, February 09, 2011, 08:28:10 AM

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Shana A

February 09, 2011, 08:28:10 AM
Trans jail death inquest

Posted on 08 February 2011

http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2011/02/08/trans-jail-death-inquest/43811

An inquiry into the death of Indigenous transwoman Veronica Baxter will be held two years after she was found hanging in a Silverwater jail cell.

Baxter was arrested on March 10, 2009 for supplying a prohibited drug, and placed in an all-male prison. She was found dead six days later.

Following her death, a number of groups began campaigning for an inquest, including the Indigenous Social Justice Association, Community Action Against Homophobia, Sex And Gender Education, the Organisation Intersex International, and the NSW Greens who brought the matter up twice in Parliament.
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