A young Risdon Prison inmate with a long history of knife-related violence, and who once set his prison cell alight in ...
Robert Harold Gerard died by suicide at Risdon Prison in May 2022 — two months after his last psychiatric assessment. He was in prison on remand for the alleged murder of Michael Hawkes and the ...
A recent spate of lockdowns at Risdon Prison was having an inhumane impact on inmates, with the Prisoners Legal Service chair describing the practice as tantamount to “double punishment”.
A woman who once passed drugs to a man in Risdon Prison by kissing him appeared in the Launceston Magistrates court for allegedly causing his death in a crash with a power pole.
A young Risdon Prison inmate with a long history of knife-related violence, and who once set his prison cell alight in protest over lockdown conditions, has been declared a High Risk Offender.