In agony, Simon begged for water 19 times. Guards mocked him – then found him dead

Severely mentally ill, Simon Cartwright should never have been in Sydney’s Silverwater jail. A medical check could have saved him. ‘It was torture,’ his family says

In the harsh light of his cell, alone and near death, Simon Cartwright pressed the intercom.

Water, he pleaded. He needed water.

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