Neglect and abuse of inmates with disability inside Australian jails

There are calls for a prisoner carer scheme to be scrapped after convicted sex offenders were tasked with looking after fellow inmates with a disability in a Queensland jail. It's just one case of what rights advocate Human Rights Watch says is systemic neglect and abuse of Australian prisoners with physical and mental impairments.

The perimeter fence at Silverwater jail in Sydney, Monday, April 1, 2013. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY Source: AAP