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Aaron Bunch

'Cruel, inhuman, degrading' treatment in crowded jails

Cleveland Dodd, 16, self-harmed while being detained in the youth wing at an adult prison. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Record prisoner numbers mean most Western Australian jails are bursting at the seams and failing to meet minimum international standards, the prison watchdog says.

The Inspector of Custodial Services' 2023-24 scathing annual report details how the system is struggling to cope with increasing and complex populations while resources are stretched.

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