Judges told to stop giving lighter sentences due to 'inhumane' WA jails

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ABC News (Australia)seen 20 Aug, 04:13headline rewritten
~~WA judges told to stop giving reduced sentences due to prison overcrowding~~Judges told to stop giving lighter sentences due to 'inhumane' WA jails

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Judges Court of Appeal WA jails Western Australia

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Mon, 17 August 2026
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- ABC News (Australia)21:41first to reportedited after publishing
  Judges told to stop giving lighter sentences due to 'inhumane' WA jails
  previously~~WA judges told to stop giving reduced sentences due to prison overcrowding~~
  The practice of giving criminals lighter sentences because of overcrowding and poor conditions in Western Australia's prisons should stop in most cases, the state's Court of Appeal rules.