Western Australia's inspector of custodial services warned that inmates in three major prisons are living in overcrowded cells with inadequate facilities, sleeping on floor mattresses and denied basic services due to systemic failures across the prison system. The report cited a 37% increase in prisoner numbers over three years and chronic staff shortages as drivers of unsafe conditions that pose serious risks to prisoner and staff safety.
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Western Australia's inspector of custodial services warned that inmates in three major prisons are living in overcrowded cells with inadequate facilities, sleeping on floor mattresses and denied basic services due to systemic failures across the prison system. The report cited a 37% increase in prisoner numbers over three years and chronic staff shortages as drivers of unsafe conditions that pose serious risks to prisoner and staff safety.