06-09-2024 10:51 via theguardian.com

Minister won’t deny UK government may rent prison space in Estonia

Justice ministry reportedly considering sending criminals in England and Wales to Baltic stateA government minister has refused to deny reports that officials are looking at sending criminals convicted in England and Wales to Estonia to serve their prison sentences.The Daily Telegraph reported that the Ministry of Justice was investigating “all viable options” to increase capacity after the Baltic state said it had offered to rent out spare capacity to other countries. Continue readi
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