Northern Territory converts police watch house into temporary jail due to record prisoner numbers.

The Northern Territory, Australia, has turned a police watch house into a temporary jail due to record prisoner numbers, now at 2,628, following new bail laws. Justice groups condemn the use of watch houses, citing human rights concerns. The Department of Corrections will manage the Palmerston watch house to house overflow prisoners for an indefinite period as numbers are expected to rise further.

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