#BanSpitHoods collective

The #BanSpitHoods collective is led by Aboriginal and Māori scholar Latoya Aroha Rule in the legacy of their brother Wayne Fella Morrison, who died in custody following restraint with a spit hood. The collective’s work has been done by Latoya, and by Natalie Ironfield, Roxy Moore, Amity Mara, Lauren Caulfield, Amanda Porter, Fatima Mawas, Laura O’Connell Rapira, Charandev Singh, Alison Whittaker, Haus of Hellmutti, and the Department of Homo Affairs. The collective have been aided by numerous supporters and community groups over five years.

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22 September 202126 October 2021 · Deaths in custody

Support Fella’s Bill and #BanSpitHoods

#BanSpitHoods collective

Until Fella’s Bill is law, the use of spit hoods is dependent on ever-changing government policy and the good faith of police and prisons. The current operational ban in South Australia means that at any time the ban on the use of spit hoods could be reversed. Without legislating the ban on spit hoods by law, the use of these devices could be re-implemented and strengthened with the flick of a pen.