Prison staff protest against overcrowdedness, low pay, understaffing

Ljubljana/Dob, 13 February - Prison guards staged a one-hour protest on Thursday at 11am urging the government to immediately address severe overcrowdedness at prisons, low pay and a severe shortage of staff. The boss of the largest prison in the country supported the protest as a wake-up call, the justice minister understands the reasons for it but regrets it.

Dob, Dolenjska region Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob, Dolenjska region
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Ljubljana Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Dob, Dolenjska region Dob prison boss Zoran Remic speaking to the press during a protest of prison staff against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob, Dolenjska region
Dob prison boss Zoran Remic speaking to the press during a protest of prison staff against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob, Dolenjska region Union leader Leon Lobe addressing a protest of prison staff against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob, Dolenjska region
Union leader Leon Lobe addressing a protest of prison staff against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob pri Mirni, Zavod za prestajanje kazni zapora Dob pri Mirni. Enourni opozorilni protestni shod zaposlenih v zaporu. Foto: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob pri Mirni, Zavod za prestajanje kazni zapora Dob pri Mirni.
Enourni opozorilni protestni shod zaposlenih v zaporu.
Foto: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob, Dolenjska region Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob, Dolenjska region
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob, Dolenjska region Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Dob, Dolenjska region
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Ljubljana Bojan Majcen, director general of the Slovenian Prison Administration, attends a protest of prison staff who want to the government to address overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Bojan Majcen, director general of the Slovenian Prison Administration, attends a protest of prison staff who want to the government to address overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Justice Minister Andreja Katič attends a protest of prison staff who want to the government to address overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Justice Minister Andreja Katič attends a protest of prison staff who want to the government to address overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Prison staff protesting against overcrowdedness at Slovenian prisons, understaffing and low pay.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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