9 | Conditions of detention During the inspection, the Commission was notified by people in detention and by staff, and also witnessed, that the centre was experiencing a mice plague. Importantly, the Commission was informed that this was because of the centre’s rural location within Western Australia’s Wheatbelt and that this is an issue in the general region, and not just centrespecific. There was evidence of mice within the general population shared common area, and several people complained about the problem during interviews. In meetings with Serco and ABF, staff were acutely aware of the problem and continued to engage in mice baiting fortnightly and providing plastic containers to people in detention for in room food storage. Figure 18: Swan compound shared kitchen 9.2 Food provision Continental breakfast supplies, such as bread, cereals, spreads, and milk are available in shared kitchen areas of each compound. Cooked lunches and dinner are prepared and available daily in a canteen within the main complex. Some of the people interviewed provided negative feedback regarding food, indicating that it was of a low quality and sometimes lacked dietary requirements. One person, however, said that the food was much better than that in the prison system. Serco said that food complaints had decreased significantly since the food policy change which allowed people, at the time of the inspection, to order consumables from outside of the centre. Figure 19: Falcon compound shared mess 60