Australian mouse plague forces evacuation of jail in western NSW

Mice have damaged internal wiring and ceiling panels at Wellington correctional centre

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The mouse plague that has cut a destructive swathe through western New South Wales for months is forcing the evacuation of a jail in the region.

Up to 200 staff and 420 male and female prisoners at Wellington correctional centre will be transferred to other prisons in the next 10 days while cleaning and remediation work takes place.