Western Australia’s opposition says the overcrowding pay-off is proof the state government has lost a handle on the prison system and claims it is “in disrepair”. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: WA prisoners paid to sleep on floorsKnow the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today ArrowConvicts are being paid $10.15 per week in exchange for them slumbering on cement. “The number of prisoners that receive it varies from day to day and we’ll continue to manage our prison system.” Prisoners in WA are being paid $10.15 to sleep on the floor amid chronic overcrowding. The union says WA’s prison system is at breaking point, with 17 prison officers quitting every month.