UK Government Considers Sending Offenders to Estonian Prisons to Reduce Overcrowding
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UK Government Considers Sending Offenders to Estonian Prisons to Reduce Overcrowding

The UK government is considering sending prisoners to Estonia to help ease overcrowding in British prisons. The Ministry of Justice is exploring all possible options, as there are currently just over 1,000 spaces left in prisons across England and Wales. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned that if no action is taken, the overcrowding could…