An Aboriginal teenager who died in custody was given appropriate medical care in jail in the days before he died, Queensland's corrective services commissioner says.
Commissioner Kelvin Anderson is also sticking by a statement from his department that there is nothing suspicious about the death of Sheldon Currie.
The 18-year-old died in the Princess Alexandra Hospital in February, four days after he was taken there from Brisbane's Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre.
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Indigenous activists claim jail staff ignored his repeated requests to see a doctor while he was in jail.
They say he became progressively worse and ended up on life support in hospital but could not be saved.
"We responded appropriately to this man's health needs and we were very responsive to the needs of the family after this tragic event," Mr Anderson told the ABC.
'No suspicious circumstances'
"My understanding is that he was fully assessed and he had the treatment that was needed.
"He was seen by medical staff on three occasions on three consecutive days."
Mr Anderson said he'd checked on reports that the man's treatment had almost sparked a riot at the centre.
"We can't find any evidence of that," he said.
He said the chief inspector would prepare a report on the matter and that it would be handed to the coroner, who would set a date for an inquest.
The commissioner said he stood by a statement issued by his department saying there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Mr Currie's death.
"Yes, on everything I've seen to date, I would stand by that," he said.
