‘Astounding’ negligence revealed: governments turn blind eye to staggering prison death toll

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds 57 inmates across Australia killed themselves using ligature points that authorities knew about but failed to remove Read more from our investigation into the prison suicide crisis Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Warning: this story contains descriptions of self-harm and some readers might find it distressing. A staggering 57 Australians have killed themselves in the past two decades using hanging points in prisons that authorities knew about but failed to remove, a Guardian investigation has found.