Denmark announced today that it has signed an agreement with Kosovo to send 300 detainees there for 15m euros a year, a deal whose key figures were announced in December.
“We have now signed an innovative agreement that will ensure better capacity in our overcrowded prisons and ease the pressure on our prison staff,” Danish Justice Minister Nick Hekerup said in a statement.
The first detainees, foreigners who have been sentenced to deportation after serving their sentences, are expected to be imprisoned from the beginning of 2023 in Jilan prison, 50 kilometers from Pristina.
“With this agreement, Denmark also sends a clear message to foreigners from third countries who have been sentenced to deportation: your future is not in Denmark and therefore you should not serve your sentence here,” Heckerup said.
In 2020, about 350 detainees were to be released after serving their sentences in Danish prisons.
Since 2015, the number of inmates in prisons has jumped 19% in Denmark, exceeding 4,000 at the beginning of 2021, which corresponds to a coverage rate of more than 100%, according to national statistics.
During the same period, the number of guards decreased by 18% in this kingdom of 5.8 million inhabitants, known for its “open” prisons for prisoners serving sentences of less than five years.
Source: AMPE
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