Jail overcrowding: Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
LAYLI FOROUDI, of Reuters, reports on the issues facing authorities at Villepinte prison amid pressures resulting from a police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics…
Hungary frees 777 foreigners convicted of people smuggling – statement
Budapest, HungaryReuters Hungary has in recent weeks freed 777 foreigners, mostly Serbian, Ukrainian and Romanian nationals, convicted of human-trafficking, the directorate of prisons said on Wednesday in a reply to Reuters questions. Citing overcrowded prisons, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government issued a decree in April allowing the release of foreign nationals convicted of people smuggling, […]