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David Dungay Jnr, a 26-year-old Dunghutti man, died in 2015 after he refused to stop eating biscuits in his cell and guards rushed in and restrained him. Dungay was moved to another cell and, held face down on the floor, injected with a sedative, Midazolam. A short time later he died.
Since his death Dungay’s family has called for justice, questioning how he was restrained and sedated by prison staff. His death and their fight is the subject of a new Guardian Australia podcast: Breathless.
“My uncle’s saying ... I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe. They’re saying you’re talking so you can breathe.
The inquest into Dungay’s death is expected to examine the actions of staff in restraining and sedating a prisoner, and the policies and guidelines around such situations.
The coroner is expected to view internal prison footage of the incident as evidence, but not all of it will be released to the public.
Dungay’s family have seen the footage.
“That’s going to be playing in my mind forever. I think about that at least once a day,” Dungay’s nephew, Paul, told Breathless.
Paul and Dungay’s mother, Leetona, both described staff holding Dungay down on his bed, his throat pressed against the hard edge of the bed, and described his sedation.
“Shortly after giving it to him they say: ‘alright Dungay we’re gonna leave you now, you’re gonna be right in here by yourself for the night; we’re going to watch you’,” Paul said.
“To watch my son pass away in front of my eyes is devastating,” said Leetona.
Guardian Australia has previously reported concern from medical professionals about the use of the sedative, Midazolam, in combination with holding someone face down in what’s known as prone restraint, in settings like prisons where the patient can not be constantly monitored to ensure they keep breathing.
It has been linked to several deaths in custody in Australia, but never determined as the cause.
Midazolam is a powerful and commonly used sedative in hospitals and prisons. In the US it is often used as part of the mix of lethal injections for state executions.
In the second episode of Breathless, Dr Jonathan Knott, a Melbourne Hospital emergency department physician, says Midazolam is an effective and common sedative, but “not without its risks”.
Knott, who also does research and teaches about the management of acutely agitated patients, estimates he has administered Midazolam to patients “hundreds of times”.
“The opportunity to work out what’s going on when there’s that huge level of agitation, threats of violence, kicking out, is really hard. So drugs that will nicely bring someone down to a level where we can get them to sleep or calmly discuss things are what we’re seeking,” he said.
He said ideally a mental health ward would be set up as an appropriate environment.
The inquest is scheduled to run for two weeks and will speak to dozens of prison staff and medical officers, as well as Dungay’s family. Dozens of family members have requested government assistance to travel to the inquest but had not received any by Friday.
Rep. Charles Rangel has dropped out of the third and final televised debate in the Democratic Primary for the 13th Congressional District, which is scheduled to tape today and air Monday on BronxTalk. “I’m only upset for the people of the Bronx,” said host Gary Axelbank. A spokesman for NY State Senator Adriano Espaill...
Kristen Meriwether reports on the de Blasio administration's launch of a City Hall FOIL tracker, with lawmakers and advocates pointing out its flaws and promising to continue pursuit of a bill to mandate a city-wide Open FOIL system.
In an op-ed, Council Member Helen Rosenthal and advocate Marilyn Williams warn that the city must prepare for an aging population and do more now to support senior services.
In order to ensure you choose the right care home, it’s important not to rush your decision. Whether choosing for yourself or on behalf of a loved one, you should take as much time as you need in order to ensure you or your loved one have the best experience possible in somewhere that they, or you, are comfortable. Und...
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The next step to choosing the perfect care home is to consider what kind of access you need. Even though many care homes are already located in adapted buildings, it is paramount that they are able to accommodate your kind of access. Even if your chosen care home is able to offer a ground floor room, there may still be...
Regardless of whether you are choosing a care home for yourself or are finding a suitable care home for a loved one, it is essential that you consider the distance you may need to travel in order to visit the care home, and how easy it is to get there. If you have members of your family that do not currently have their...
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Adam Frazier hit a game-ending homer in the 11th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday for a split of their four-game series.
Josh Harrison grounded out and Adeiny Hechavarria struck out before Frazier drove a 3-0 pitch from Brandon Kintzler (1-3) deep to right. It was Frazier's fifth homer of the season.
The Cubs had a prime scoring chance against Richard Rodriguez (3-2) in the top half of the inning, but came up empty. Addison Russell was picked off third by catcher Elias Diaz, and Albert Almora Jr. struck out looking with the bases loaded with two out.
NL Central-leading Chicago managed just one run in each game of the series, but took the first two behind strong pitching performances by Jon Lester and Cole Hamels.
Time to curb your afternoon sweet tooth (without the calories and sugars)! Sally Hansen is teaming up with Jelly Belly for the nail brand’s latest capsule collection and the whole thing is seriously sweet.
With spring right around the corner, the candied treats provide the best color inspo to brighten up and freshen up nails just in time for the new season. Part of their Insta-Dri collection, which means nails only need 60 seconds to dry, the new line includes 11 polishes aptly named after the candy’s flavors.
Some of our favorite colors are Very Cherry, a bold bright red that’s equal parts fun and sophisticated, Tutti-Fruitti, a speckled sparkle shade that looks like cupcake confetti, and Strawberry Cheesecake, a pale pink shade with hot pink glitter that’s the perfect playful spring shade.
Sweets and beauty have long been creating collaborations together that seem strange but surprisingly work! From Too Faced’s rich scented Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Palette to Sephora’s popsicle-shaped Museum of Ice Cream collection to It’s Skin Macaron Lip Balms, the two have been linked time and time again. And honestly,...
Available now at drugstores nationwide and Target.com, the polishes in the Sally Hansen x Jelly Belly Insta-Dri Collection cost $4.99 a bottle.
Now that South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds has signed a bill redefining the meaning of “level playing field” in that state, cable competitors are left to put the new law to the test.
Overbuilders in South Dakota will now be subjected to contract terms no more or less favorable that the cable incumbent, but only in three specified areas: franchise fees, rights-of-way access and public, educational and government access.
Cities may now craft franchise agreements for a buildout that does not match that of the initial telecommunications developer; may offer a shorter or longer franchise than the incumbent; and can be more flexible on construction deadlines, among other issues.
PrairieWave Communications, a bundled-services provider, supported the bill. CEO Craig Anderson said prior state policy kept PrairieWave from negotiating for a conventional franchise for its Sioux Falls overbuild.
Instead, the company had to settle for an open video system agreement — and found it could not obtain bank financing, he said.
Since Rounds signed the bill and returned it to the legislature on March 22, Anderson has been back to talk with Sioux Falls about the possibility of revising its franchise there to a closed system build.
As for South Dakota’s revised competitive terms: “It’s a good first step, but it doesn’t solve all the issues,” Anderson said. He suggested there might be a need for other bills, or legal challenges, to create equal competition.
One big hurdle to building a successful system in Sioux Falls is lack of access to a large number of the city’s multiple dwelling units, he said. As PrairieWave worked out the details for a municipal franchise, Anderson said, incumbent Midcontinent Communications was busy signing apartment complexes and other bulk user...
“That makes it uneconomical to develop large areas of the city. It’s unfair to residents,” he said.
Midcontinent vice president of public policy Tom Simmons said PrairieWave already competes with the incumbent in other towns.
“There’s always all kinds of reasons why they can’t build a network,” he said.
Pointing out that it has a universal buildout requirement in its franchise, Anderson said, Midcontinent has threatened to sue. Anderson doesn’t feel that issue has been entirely resolved because of the local pact.
The state of the city’s storm sewers may become a cost issue for the overbuilder. Last summer, heavy rains inundated the drains and some collapsed.
After the drainage problem ebbed, engineers determined that the city’s utilities had bored through the storm sewers, placing conduits that plugged them up with debris.
As the latest user into the ground, Anderson fears the cost of repairing placements may fall to PrairieWave.
“If they want us to fix it, it’s problematic for us, for it greatly increases our cost,” he said.
Simmons said it was his understanding that the problem sewers had either been repaired or taken out of service.
As for Midcontinent, Simmons said he’s unsure how the new bill would affect the incumbent. None of the MSO’s contracts will be reopened for at least five years, he noted, adding that the company would protect its interests if necessary, presumably by asking for relief from franchise terms if faced with an overbuilder w...
Another day, another drop in the Dow.
The Dow had another heart-stopping day today, losing more than 500 points as of 4 p.m. And if you’ve looked at your TSP account lately, you might be having panic attacks and be contemplating drastic changes to your fund allocations.
That’s exactly what Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board members and staff are hoping you won’t do.
“This is not the time to sell low when you bought high,” said member Alejandro Sanchez at Monday’s board meeting.
The board urged participants to hang in there, saying market history proves short-term losses are just a speed bump on the way to long-term gains. A roller-coaster Dow, which reached milestones last week in terms of gains, shouldn’t inspire rash interfund transfers, said Chief Investment Officer Tracey Ray.
“A lot of events occurred in October. The market was up 5 percent last week, the highest since 2003,” she said.
So the advice? Hang in there. Don’t make irrational decisions. Remember your long-term goals. But if you really feel the urge to play with your funds, TSP offers unlimited transfers to the G Fund, tied to U.S. Treasury securities. That may be a decent option for those nearing retirement but not those with decades to go...
Coach Jon Gruden was in no mood to rehash the Broncos’ final drive that handed the Raiders a second straight defeat to open his tenure as coach.
Case Keenum and the Broncos were able to move the ball down the field with little pressure in the heat and altitude of Denver and get a 36-yard field goal from Brandon McManus in the closing seconds of a 20-19 victory Sunday.
A second straight game with no consistent pass rush raised an obvious question for Gruden about whether the decision to trade edge rusher Khalil Mack, who was holding out, to the Bears for a package of draft picks was a wise move.
That hasn’t happened through two games so far this season as the Raiders have just two sacks combined in losses to the Rams and Broncos in the opening two weeks.
Bruce Irvin, who used to be nicknamed Robin to Mack’s Batman, has been unable to deliver with the bigger responsibility of being the top pass rusher. He had one sack in the opener against the Rams but didn’t provide much on Sunday.
He committed a personal foul that extended a touchdown drive for the Broncos after Oakland had appeared to make a third-down stop and looked gassed on the final drive when Keenum moved the ball from his 10 to the Oakland 18 with under two minutes remaining.
The Raiders also hoped to get a boost from three rookie draft picks in end Arden Key and tackles P.J. Hall and Maurice Hurst. Key excelled in the preseason but has looked overmatched at times now that the regular season has started.
Hurst had the team’s only sack Sunday and Hall played on an injured ankle for much of the opener before missing the game against the Broncos and likely a little more time.
The lack of a pass rush has played a role in Oakland struggling in the second half the first two weeks. The Raiders led both games at halftime but have been outscored 43-7 in the final two quarters for the worst second-half scoring margin in the league.
They had chances to close out the Broncos even before the defense allowed the game-winning drive. Early in the fourth quarter, fullback Keith Smith dropped a pass from Derek Carr on fourth-and-1 from the Denver 33.
Instead of the Raiders going in for another score to extend a 19-10 lead, the Broncos took over and drove for a touchdown.
The Raiders got the ball back with less than six minutes to go and a chance to ice the game. The Raiders got two first downs but a double pass interference call against the Broncos’ Bradley Roby and Oakland’s Amari Cooper wiped out a 29-yard gain to Cooper.
Then a false start on second-and-4 by tight end Jared Cook helped stall the drive and led to a punt that set up the Broncos’ winning drive.
The 13th running of the Hastings Runners Five-Mile Road Race will take place this morning (Sunday).
The race will start at 10.30am from outside Hastings Town Hall and the runners will follow a seafront course before returning to the Town Hall for the finish.
All finishers will receive a bespoke 13th anniversary commemorative medal and there will be cash prizes for the various category winners.
All race proceeds will go to St Michael’s Hospice and more than £50,000 has been raised in total from previous races.
Hastings Runners are thankful to main sponsor Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, and all the businesses, individuals and the many runners who have supported the event down the years.
Striking supermarket workers were attacked in two apparently unrelated incidents Sunday in what law enforcement officers said might be the most violent encounters with the pickets since the grocery strike began in October.
Outside an Albertsons in Laguna Niguel, a striking worker was punched by one of half a dozen bat-wielding teens, Orange County Sheriff's Department officials said Monday.
The assailants were chased off by a security guard who fired a warning shot into the air.
Deputies arrested two teenagers in connection with the attack.
In Palm Springs, four people were arrested after firing a gun at striking supermarket workers in front of a Vons store. No injuries were reported.
Supermarket employees walked off the job at Vons and Pavilions stores Oct. 11.
The next day, Albertsons and Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs, locked out its workers. In all, about 70,000 workers at 859 stores have been affected.
According to deputies investigating the Laguna Niguel incident, the teens had driven by the store in the 30000 block of the Street of the Golden Lantern last week and tried to run down the pickets.
Six of them returned about 10:20 p.m. Sunday, brandishing baseball bats and taunting the strikers, witnesses said.
One of the pickets, Michael Gallagher, 21, of Dana Point, was confronted by two or three teens, sheriff's spokesman Lt. Larry Abbott said.
One teen punched Gallagher in the face, witnesses said, drawing blood.
An unidentified security guard, one of three at the store, fired a warning shot and the teens fled.
"If he didn't have a gun, I don't know what would have happened," said one picket, Nathan Gutzwiller, 18, of San Juan Capistrano.
Two of the teens were arrested after deputies spotted them walking in the area.
Gutzwiller and two other young strikers said they will no longer walk the picket lines late at night.
"We can't be here if our lives are at stake," Gutzwiller said.
Gallagher was taken to Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Mission Viejo, where he was treated and released.
The teens, whose names were withheld because of their age, were released into their parents' custody.

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