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Lloyd Jones

'Third world conditions' in packed Top End watch houses

Overcrowding at Palmerston Watch House is concerning to legal advocates and police alike. (Lloyd Jones/AAP PHOTOS)

Detainees crammed into cells, unable to shower or brush their teeth for days on end and denied toilet privacy.

Legal advocates say an overcrowding crisis in Northern Territory prisons and watch houses is prompting constant lockdowns and making it unsafe for detainees denied basic human rights and forced to accept "third world conditions".

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