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Prisoner sues ACT government after Canberra jail staff allegedly drew racist hangman drawing

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Updated September 22 2021 - 4:58pm, first published September 21 2021 - 7:00pm
A redacted and scanned version of the May 2018 whiteboard drawing at the Alexander Maconochie Centre. Picture: Supplied
A redacted and scanned version of the May 2018 whiteboard drawing at the Alexander Maconochie Centre. Picture: Supplied

A mentally ill jail inmate is suing the ACT government after its prison officers allegedly photographed and distributed a "vile and racist" whiteboard drawing depicting him hanging from a noose.

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Toby Vue

Court reporter

Toby Vue joined The Canberra Times in April 2021 and is a court reporter after covering the round in NSW and Queensland. He has also reported on regional and rural affairs, local government and sport. He was a Sunday Canberra Times reporter. Email: t.vue@canberratimes.com.au.

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