00:00He was the first child to die in WA's detention. Trapped in a cycle of destruction was how
00:08the corruption watchdog described the facility Cleveland Dodd spent his last conscious moments.
00:14His life was lost in vain. The commission found the failure to uncover
00:18Cleveland's cell CCTV camera is likely to have played a significant role in his death.
00:24The fact that the CCTV footage, the camera was covered up, meant that they were blind
00:30and they shouldn't have allowed themselves to remain in that position.
00:33The corruption looked at whether Unit 18 officers involved on the night he was found unresponsive
00:38had acted corruptly or committed an offence punishable by two years or more in jail.
00:44But it found no evidence that officers had engaged in conduct of that kind.
00:49It was satisfied that Cleveland's threats of self-harm on the night were not ignored
00:54and generally met with concern. And there was no evidence that any of the
00:58staff were derelict in their duty by watching TV or movies and not monitoring the detainees.
01:05The outcome was not one Cleveland's family had hoped for.
01:09They expected a lot. They expected damning findings. They expected the indicting of peoples
01:15and individuals. They expected culpability. They expected justice, which they feel today
01:22The Commission did find there had been a number of policy and procedure breaches, with some
01:28setting officers up to fail. The Corrective Services Minister offered
01:33little in response, while the Department of Justice said it would carefully consider the
01:38report. Commissioner John McKechnie considered it
01:41may not answer all questions raised by the tragic death, nor satisfy those looking for
01:47quick or simple solutions. For Cleveland's family, the wait for justice
01:51continues. Their hopes now resting on the upcoming second part of a coronial inquest
01:57into his death.
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