WA taxpayers pay prisoners $10.15 weekly to sleep on cement floors, a tactic to manage severe overcrowding.
Why it mattersOvercrowding so severe that authorities must pay inmates to tolerate conditions raises serious questions about whether the system can protect public safety.
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