Inmates Stage Prison Protest over Time Spent in Cells

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Overcrowded prisons are putting pressure on both staff and inmates. The Minister of Justice is aware of the problem, he says.

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Space is only getting tighter in the country's prisons. In June, the number of inmates reached over 4,600, which is a new record. This is reported by the trade magazine Fængselsfunktionæren. The development is due, among other things, to the new penal reform, which extends sentences. And this is putting maximum pressure on the system with overtime and overcrowding. The situation is unmanageable for the prison officers on the front line, says Bo …