Reconciliation and Social Justice Library

ROYAL COMMISSION INTO

ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY

REPORT OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF

JOYCE THELMA EGAN

• JOYCE THELMA EGAN
  • SYNOPSIS
  • PROFILE OF THE DECEASED
  • CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING JOYCE'S DEATH ON 5 AUGUST 1988
    • 3.1 EVENTS PRECEDING THE ARRIVAL OF THE POLICE
    • 3.2 THE ARRIVAL OF THE POLICE AND JOYCE'S SUBSEQUENT ARREST
    • 3.3 EVENTS AT MOUNT GAMBLER POLICE STATION
      • 3.3.1 Joyce is charged and taken to the cells
      • 3.3.2 Constable Zuvich's cell check
      • 3.3.3 The discovery of Joyce's collapse and her hospitalisation
      • 3.3.4 Should Joyce have been treated as an 'at risk' prisoner?
        • Joyce's behavioural pattern
        • Joyce's condition
        • Was it known by the police that Joyce had ingested a quantity of pills?
      • 3.3.5 The responsibilities of the Police Officers concerned
        • Previous Conduct
    • 3.4 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
    • 3.5 DID JOYCE INTEND TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE?
  • JURISDICTION
  • POST DEATH INVESTIGATIONS
    • 5.1 THE POST-MORTEM AND OTHER EXAMINATIONS
    • 5.2 THE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY POLICE ON BEHALF OF THE CORONER
    • 5.3 THE CORONER'S INQUEST
  • UNDERLYING ISSUES
    • 6.1 ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF DETAINEES AT MOUNT GAMBLER POLICE STATION
      • 6.1.1 Surveillance and other facilities at the Mount Gambler Police Station
      • 6.1.2 Instructions relating to the surveillance of prisoners
      • 6.1.3 Assessment and management of 'at risk' prisoners
      • 6.1.4 The passage of information relevant to the health and welfare of prisoners between officers charged with the responsibility for their care
      • 6.1.5 The decision to arrest
    • 6.2 THE LABELLING, PRESCRIPTION AND OTHER MATTERS CONCERNING DANGEROUS DRUGS
    • Schedule 1:
    • Schedule 2: LIST OF EXHIBITS