由于囚犯人数创记录,北部地区将警察看守所改为临时监狱。 Northern Territory converts police watch house into temporary jail due to record prisoner numbers.

澳大利亚北部地区已将一所警察看守所变成临时监狱,因为根据新的保释法,囚犯人数创记录,现为2 628人。 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. 司法团体谴责使用观察所,并列举了人权关切。 Justice groups condemn the use of watch houses, citing human rights concerns. 惩教署将管理帕尔默斯顿看守所,以便无限期地关押超员囚犯,因为预计人数还会进一步增加。 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.