US EditionSurvey of State Justice Ministries - Rnd Report: Prisons in Several Länder Near the Burden Line
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According to a report, prisons in several German federal states are close to the limit of burden.
According to a media report, prisons in Germany are used to 86 percent. In some federal states, there are almost no free prisons anymore.
Germany's prisons are heavily used: According to a media report, the occupancy rate is 86 percent nationwide – in several federal states even significantly above it. The situation in Rhineland-Palatinate is particularly tense.
During the Corona pandemic, the number of offenders detained is decreasing. However, for two years, according to the Ministry of Justice in Bremen, cell occupancy has been increasing again. According to a newspaper search, there are hardly any vacancies in some detention centres.
How full are the prisons in Germany? A newspaper search now provides information about this.
The prisons in Rhineland-Palatinate are close to the limit. According to a nationwide consultation of the editorial network Germany (RND) with all state justice ministries, 3,180 of a total of 3,196 regular detention places are currently occupied. This corresponds to an alarming utilization of 99.5 percent – only 16 places are currently available. As the Ministry of Justice of Rhineland-Palatinate explained to the RND, [...]
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