Australia, Stop Driving Detainees to Suicide

by: Joy Lynskey

recipient: Serco Group and International Health and Medical Services

New South Wales State Cornoner Mary Jerrum has determined that all three deaths at the detention center Villawood, from September to December 2010, were due to a 'completely unprepared and untrained' staff who acted in an ignorant, or careless manner regarding policies and procedures for patients attempting self-harm.'



Ms. Jerrum determined that in all three deaths, staff from the Serco Group, IHMS, and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship failed to follow procedures that could have saved the lives of the three detainees, David Saunders, Josefa Rauluni, and Ahmad Al Akabi who all committed suicide at Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre.



Please help us ask the groups responsible to take into consideration and follow policy and procedure in detecting and managing the seriousness of their detainees mental state and to order proper training for all employees dealing with these detainees.

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Please enforce set policy, procedure, and full training for all staff at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre so that the deaths of the three 2010 detainees; David Saunders, Josefa Rauluni, and Ahmad Al Akabi are not entirely in vain. The New South Wales State Coronor, Ms. Jerrum, has officially commented that in all three deaths at Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in 2010 were preventable. The staff and those who manage it should be prepared to be held directly responsible in the event of any occurances where carelessness and ignorance are the determining factors.Please enforce set policy, procedure, and full training for all staff at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre so that the deaths of the three 2010 detainees; David Saunders, Josefa Rauluni, and Ahmad Al Akabi are not entirely in vain.