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Increased Risk in Overcrowded Prisons and Remand Prisoners Released

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In recent months, all prisons in the country, both closed security prisons and open ones, have been overcrowded. 718 people are waiting to serve their sentences – and of those, about half are waiting to serve their sentences in prison. The rest have either left the country or been deported – or are waiting to begin community service.
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In recent months, all prisons in the country, both closed security prisons and open ones, have been overcrowded. 718 people are waiting to serve their sentences – and of those, about half are waiting to serve their sentences in prison. The rest have either left the country or been deported – or are waiting to begin community service.

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RÚV broke the news on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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