Slovenia among countries with highest Covid-19 prison release rates

Strasbourg, 18 June - Slovenia released 16% of its prisoner population during the coronavirus outbreak, one of the highest rates in Europe, according to a Council of Europe report released on Thursday.

Ljubljana Slovenia a Europe leader in terms of the proportion of prisoners released during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA File Photo

Ljubljana
Slovenia a Europe leader in terms of the proportion of prisoners released during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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