Prisoners in Western Australia are living in ‘cruel, inhuman or degrading’ conditions, report warns
Inspector of custodial services says inmates are sleeping on the floor and denied basic entitlements due to ‘a systemic failure across multiple prisons’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Inmates in Western Australia are sleeping on mattresses on the floor of overcrowded cells and subjected to “cruel, inhuman and degrading” conditions, prompting the jails watchdog to call for urgent reform. Most
A report by Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services has revealed that prisoners are enduring "cruel, inhuman and degrading" conditions. The findings indicate widespread issues across most correctional facilities, including inmates sleeping on the floor in overcrowded cells and being denied fundamental rights. These problems are attributed to a systemic failure affecting multiple prisons within the state's correctional system. The inspector observed an increased level of harm to inmates throughout the system.
The report highlights critical systemic failures in Western Australia's prison system, necessitating urgent reforms to ensure humane treatment and basic entitlements for inmates.
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