Indigenous boy, 16, in critical condition after being found unresponsive at WA youth prison

Boy resuscitated at Casuarina prison before being taken to Perth's Sir Charles Gairdner hospital

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A 16-year-old boy detained at Casuarina prison's Unit 18 youth detention facility in Western Australia is in a critical condition after he was found unresponsive at the facility.

The 16-year-old, who is Indigenous, contacted officers via intercom, and within a matter of minutesofficers found him unresponsive, according to the state's minister for corrective services, Paul Papalia.

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