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overcrowded cells
Coverage of overcrowded cells in the Nexus archive.
- Prisoners in Western Australia are living in ‘cruel, inhuman or degrading’ conditions, report warns
Prisoners in Western Australia are living in overcrowded cells with inadequate sleeping conditions, described as 'cruel, inhuman or degrading' by the state's custodial services inspector. The report attributes these conditions to a systemic failure across multiple prisons and calls for urgent reform.