An inmate heard guards refer to an Indigenous man who died in custody with derogatory slurs before the prisoner took his own life, an inquest has been told.

WARNING: This article contains the names and images of First Nations people who have died.

Tian Jarrah 'TJ' Denniss, 33, died by suicide inside his segregated cell at Silverwater Correctional Complex in August 2023.

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The hearing before NSW State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan was to

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