No decision about air conditioning at Roebourne Prison, as another summer of heatwaves looms

Leading advocates say it is only a matter of time before someone dies inside Western Australia's hottest jail, as the state government continues to rule out installing air conditioning.

Temperatures at Roebourne Regional Prison in the state's Pilbara region soared to more than 50 degrees Celsius last summer, but inmates at the majority Aboriginal jail have no air conditioning in their cells.