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Estonia: several countries interested in renting the state's empty prison space
The number of prisoners in Estonia has fallen in recent years.Several European countries, such as Denmark, rent prison space in other countries, such as Kosovo. The Ministry of Justice’s Taavi Siru told ERR that this could also work for Estonia.
Estonia: Coronavirus crisis exit strategy launched in prisons
TALLINN – Estonian prisons on Wednesday launched the strategy for exiting the emergency situation resulting from the spread of coronavirus, the Ministry of Justice said. The five-day shifts of prison officials were concluded as of Wednesday and the scheduled treatment of prisoners will continue bot…