AceBreakingNews – Criminals could serve their sentences in Estonian prisons under plans being considered by ministers to tackle Britain’s jail overcrowding crisis.
After the Baltic state said it had offered to rent out spare capacity to other countries, the Ministry of Justice said it was investigating “all viable options” to increase capacity because prisons were “on the point of collapse”. Government sources said the controversial solution was “on the table” because of the severity of the situation. Men’s prisons in England and Wales nearly ran out of cells last month, with just 83 spare spaces” – Telegraph
- UK plots to deport prisoners to EU country in battle to free space in British jails – Express
- British prisoners could be sent to Estonia under scheme to stop jail overcrowding as sources claim plan is ‘on the table’ – Daily Mail
- Top ex-judges call for reduced jail terms in England and Wales – FT
- Prisons crisis needs ‘radical solutions’ in England and Wales, say former top judges – The Guardian
- Prisons to be ‘full again in a year’- much earlier than ministers expected – The i
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