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Calls for change following allegations Indigenous woman was stripsearched in front of other inmates at Canberra's jail
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Allegations of a "degrading" strip search at the jail have sparked calls for an investigation.
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ACT politicians and prisoner advocates have called for an investigation after allegations a female Indigenous detainee in Canberra's jail was stripsearched in front of male inmates have been made public.
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Indigenous health advocate Julie Tongs said the woman's human rights had been disregarded
ACT Minister Rachel-Stephen Smith said it would be naive to assume systemic racism was not an issue at the jail