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The death of Robert Cole at Mule Creek State Prison, if determined to be a homicide, would be the latest in a spate of violent deaths at California prisons.

The spate of recent polls have his approval ratings lower than he was at this point in his first term, which was the lowest of any president up to that time.

The Tory MSP said the first minister should instead hold a summit on tackling organised crime following a spate of gangland incidents in recent weeks.

Steven Pearce, the CEO of Surf Live Saving in New South Wales, where most of the fatalities occurred, told the ABC it was the "worst" spate of drownings on record for the Easter long weekend.

Findlay has since suggested that tackling organised crime would be a more appropriate topic for a summit following a spate of gangland incidents in recent weeks.