China expresses ‘grave concern’ as internal documents reveal suicide warning before death in Melbourne immigration detention

Exclusive: Serious questions raised about whether Chinese citizen was properly monitored at centre run by US prison giant

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The US private prison company running Australia’s immigration system was warned that a newly detained Chinese citizen expressed suicidal ideation and had a history of self-harm less than 24 hours before she died by suicide in a Melbourne detention centre, internal documents show.

The death has raised serious questions about whether the detainee was properly monitored and whether she was placed in an appropriate room, given her state of mind.