NSW coroner ‘very troubled’ by health policy change after Stolen Generations member dies in custody
Yuin man Gregory Merriman did not have a chronic health screening before suffering a fatal heart attack in Silverwater prison in 2022Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA NSW coroner who investigated the death in custody of a member of the Stolen Generations has criticised...
<p>Yuin man Gregory Merriman did not have a chronic health screening before suffering a fatal heart attack in Silverwater prison in 2022</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A NSW coroner who investigated the death in custody of a member of the Stolen Generations has criticised plans to delay health screenings for Indigenous inmates, saying it could result in problems being missed.</p><p>Gregory Merriman, a 58-year-old Yuin man and direct descendant of revered Yuin leader Umbarra, died at Silverwater’s Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre (MRRC) in Sydney’s western suburbs in December 2022.</p><p><em>Indigenous Australians can call <a href="https://www.13yarn.org.au/">13YARN</a> on 13 92 76 for information and crisis support</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/06/nsw-coroner-troubled-health-policy-change-after-stolen-generations-member-dies-in-custody-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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