Article 53G88 Aboriginal prisoners in Western Australia held in sweltering hot cells infested with snakes

Aboriginal prisoners in Western Australia held in sweltering hot cells infested with snakes

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Australian Associated Press
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A custodial inspection report has highlighted grave concerns about conditions at Roebourne prison in the Pilbara region

Aboriginal prisoners in regional Western Australia are being held in unbearably hot cells infested with snakes and mice.

A custodial inspection report has highlighted grave concerns about the heat risks at Roebourne prison, which last year sweltered through the hottest March day on record anywhere in the world when the temperature reached 48.1C.

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