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He had a lot of friends.” Clarence correctional centre, which is privately run by British multinational Serco, issued a statement extending its sympathies to the family of the man who died there on 15 July, and to “the wider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community”, but has not released information about his cause of death. The foundation was started by April Day, whose mother, Tanya, a Yorta Yorta woman, died in custody in Victoria 2017. “Right now, our focus has been supporting the family to lay Matthew to rest and helping them navigate a system that no grieving family should have to face alone,” Day said. “No family should have to fundraise to bury their loved one, especially when they have died in the care of the state.” Whitton said her son was “a real joy”. “He was always happy, he loved his babies, he loved his niece, he loved all of his three nephews,” she said. “He played football, he was into sports, I’ve got trophies of his, he played rugby union.