WA government faces criticism over lack of air-conditioning in prisons amid heatwave

  • 3 months ago
As Western Australians grapple with the heat, the Corrective Services Minister, Paul Papalia, has defended the lack of air-conditioning in the state's prisons and detention facilities. The State Opposition has labelled it inhumane, arguing the government can afford to spend on air-conditioning, but the Minister says temperature is regulated in other ways.

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