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From 1935 to Estonia's incorporation into the Soviet Union in 1940, inmates condemned by civilian courts were given a choice to die either by poison-induced suicide or by hanging, as outlined in the Criminal Procedure Code (which took effect on 1 February 1935): "One hour before the scheduled time of the execution, the condemned shall be taken to a death cell, where the state prosecutor will ...
The prisons in Estonia are operated by the Estonian Department of Prisons, which currently maintains three prisons around the country: Tallinn Prison, Tartu Prison and Viru Prison. [ 1 ] In March 2011, there were 3,405 persons incarcerated in Estonia , and the number of prisoners per 100,000 residents were 254, which is the third highest rate ...
The overpopulation rate (number of prisoners held compared to number of places for prisoners) was estimated by the official prison service as 119%. [14] The growth rate of imprisonment in Poland during 2006–2007 was approximately 4% annually, based on the August 2007 estimate of 90,199 prisoners and the June 2005 estimate of 82,572 prisoners ...
Sentences were often shortened. 92 prisoners were released and their convictions were expunged. [5] Prison staff was replaced by persons loyal to the new regime. The Patarei Prison became the penal institution that all arrested public officials, high-ranking military officers, police officers and businessmen of the Republic of Estonia passed ...
Low-level criminals could serve their sentences under house arrest as part of plans to free up prison space and ease overcrowing.. A government review, launched on Tuesday, will explore tougher ...
Plans to send UK prisoners to jails abroad will cost at least £200million and won’t happen until 2026, the government’s own assessments show.. Justice secretary Alex Chalk pledged at the Tory ...
According to a 2008 survey of 500 ethnic Russians conducted by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, 59% of those questioned characterized ethnic discrimination as very or fairly widespread in the country. 27% claimed they had experienced discrimination based on their ethnic origin in the past 5 years, including 17% during the past 12 months ...
In September, Britain’s prison population grew by 665 – more than the number of prisoners who were sent from Belgium to the Netherlands over six years.