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Perth man on remand spends 15 days isolated at Casuarina Prison amid COVID-19 restrictions

A 22-year-old man spent 15 days in isolation and solitary confinement at Casuarina jail. (ABC News)

A Perth man who was remanded in custody after his family could not raise the money for bail was forced to spend more than two weeks in isolation and solitary confinement at Casuarina Prison.

Tyler Burich's case has put a spotlight on staffing in prisons, and how COVID-19 restrictions have been used to isolate inmates for 10 days even when they test negative. 

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