Inside the Estonian jail taking in Sweden’s prisoners
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As the government prepares to free offenders to create space in England's jails, both the Conservatives and Reform are calling on it to buy prison space abroad. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] It’s an idea that is already being tried by other countries. This month will see the first prisoner transfers in a new deal between the Swedish and Estonian Governments. Our reporter Anja Popp went to Estonia to find out why the country wants to take in some of Sweden's prisoners. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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