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Denmark to Transfer 300 Prisoners to Kosovo

To avoid overcrowding in its prison system, Denmark has finalized an agreement to transfer up to 300 foreign prisoners to a detention facility in Kosovo by 2027. The deal, ratified by Kosovo’s ...
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Kosovo prepares to house 300 inmates from Denmark, raising human rights concerns

PASJAK, Kosovo/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - In a jail in eastern Kosovo, plans are underway to remove all domestic inmates and open the space for foreign prisoners who will be airlifted from Denmark, more ...
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Kosovo Ratifies Deal to Host 300 Prisoners From Denmark

Deal with Denmark on renting prison spaces in Kosovo was ratified on Thursday, one week after it was first rejected by Kosovo MPs. Gjilan/Gnjilane prison. Photo: BIRN Kosovo MPs ratified on Thursday a ...
Phys.org

Even the much lauded Nordic prisons are facing overcrowding and understaffing

Prison reform advocates often point to the Nordic countries as examples of "how to do prison right." The low rates of imprisonment and more humane approach to incarceration in these countries have ...
Digital Journal

Fears grow in Denmark of jails as radicalist breeding grounds

Something happened in prison to Omar El-Hussein, the 22-year-old identified by police as the gunman who killed two people in a weekend shooting spree in Copenhagen. His transformation from small-time ...