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| Corrections compensates family of teen |
| By New Zealand Herald |
| Published: 01/28/2009 |
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NEW ZEALAND - The family of teenager Liam Ashley have been compensated after he was killed by an inmate in a van while being transported to prison. The 17-year-old was beaten and strangled by George Baker on the way to Mt Eden Remand Prison in Auckland in August 2006. His family were outraged that he was placed in close quarters with a dangerous adult prisoner and called for the Corrections Department to be held accountable. Official investigations found downfalls in the way the department dealt with the transportation of inmates leading to the introduction of waist restraints in prison vans. The Ashley family talked at the time about suing the department in the hope it would avert further tragedies. The Dominion Post reported today that the department had made a secret payout to Ashley family over the incident. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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