Inquest into the death of LT

Case Number: 2019/126969

Findings Date: 23 March 2023

Magistrate: Elizabeth Ryan

CORONIAL LAW | death of a person in custody; lethal overdose of methylamphetamine; adequacy of emergency medical response; how did deceased person get access to methylamphetamine; recommendations

Responses

Recommendations

The Commissioner of Corrective Services NSW and CEO Justice Health and Custodial Mental Health Network

That the Commissioner, Corrective Services NSW in consultation with the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, reintroduce the Drug Use in the Inmate Population Research Project or equivalent, to examine:

a) the nature of drug use reported during inmate screening processes by the JH Network;

b) the nature of drug use otherwise reported during inmate surveys conducted during periods of imprisonment;

c) treatment options within CSNSW Corrective Centres; and

d) security responses attempting to interdict the supply of illicit drugs into NSW correctional centres.