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Protest forces backdown on prisoner funerals ban

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prison protest_approachBy National Indigeous Times West Australian reporter Gerry Georgatos

A proposal by Western Australia's Department of Corrective Services (DCS) to deny Aboriginal prisoners the ability to attend family funerals has been met with outrage from Elders and community members and a protest was held outside the DCS last week by affected families and community...

 

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