Monday, 10 February 2025

Two women locked in cell with up to 20 people in ‘disgusting’ NT watch house

Alliance of key bodies representing Aboriginal people alleges ‘inhumane’ conditions are a violation of human rights

Two Aboriginal women say they have been locked in a hot, poorly ventilated cell with up to 20 people and a single tap above a toilet for drinking water in “disgusting” conditions within the Alice Springs watch house.

Police watch houses across the Northern Territory have been repurposed as long-term prison cells as record imprisonment numbers push the system to breaking point.

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