Overcrowding triggers 'gratuity' payments to prisoners sleeping on floors
2 sources·Updated August 5, 2026
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- The West Lifestyle·1h agoPrisoners receive gratuity payments to sleep on floor in overcrowded Western Australian jails
In an unusual move, prisoners are being compensated with gratuity payments for sleeping on mattresses on the floor of overcrowded jail cells in one state.
Read at The West Lifestyle → - ABC Australia Top·14h agoOvercrowding triggers 'gratuity' payments to prisoners sleeping on floors
Prisoners are receiving financial compensation for sleeping on the floor due to overcrowding across Western Australian jails, the ABC can reveal.
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