Mouse plague shuts down PRISON as criminals are forced to evacuate

Mouse plague shuts down a PRISON and criminals are forced to evacuate after rodents began eating through the wiring and walls – spreading a vile smell through the cells

  • The New South Wales mouse plague has spread into a prison in the state’s west 
  • Wellington Correctional Facility has been overrun by vermin forcing evacuations
  • More than 400 inmates and 200 staff members will be relocated to other jails 

The mouse plague ravaging Australia’s eastern states has now spread to a prison, with more than 400 inmates forced to move to nearby facilities.

The Wellington Correctional Facility has been overrun by the vermin, with staff finding rodents eating through the jail’s wiring and paneling.

As many as 420 prisoners and 200 jail staff have to be moved before the end of the month as the stench of the mice and damage done to the walls creates conditions not suitable for living in anymore.

The Wellington Correctional Facility has been overrun by mice, with staff finding rodents eating through the jail’s wiring and paneling

As many as 420 prisoners and 200 jail staff have to be moved before the end of the month as the stench of the mice and damage has led to unsafe conditions

They are in the process of finding nearby prisons in the state’s west to transport inmates.

Many will be moved across to Macquarie Correctional Centre, with some returning to work at the Wellington prison through the week to work. 

‘This process is essential in order to deep-clean and repair the damaged infrastructure, so staff can return to work in a safe environment,’ Corrections Minister Anthony Roberts told The Daily Telegraph.

He said the prison staff’s ‘dedication and professionalism in the face of the plague has been exemplary’.

Repairs on the facility will look to implement strategies to ensure another plague doesn’t impact its operations in the future. 

Inside the Wellington Correctional that will see prisoners moved to nearby jails after the mice plague found its way into the facility

Australia’s out-of-control mouse plague could last for up to two years if urgent action is not taken to kill millions of the rodents, a farmer’s association has warned.

Xavier Martin, the vice president of NSW Farmers, said growers are now abandoning paddocks to the mouse hoard, fearing that crops sown there over the winter will be devoured before they can be harvested.

‘Without a concerted baiting effort in the next few weeks, this could easily turn into a two-year plague event,’ Mr Martin warned as the government revealed it is ready to hand out one of the world’s deadliest poisons for free, as soon as states approve it.

The chemical is called bromadiolone.

The shocking mathematics behind the lifecycle of mice is one of the main reasons the mouse plague inundating Australia’s eastern states is so terrifying

Countless farmers have had crops destroyed, with some losing as much as $300,000 worth of stock. 

The shocking mathematics behind the lifecycle of mice is one of the main reasons the mouse plague inundating Australia’s eastern states is so terrifying.

In only a few months, two mice can spawn a colony of hundreds of thousands – which in perfect conditions could even blow out to millions in just over a year.       

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