News in Brief Hungary to act on prison overcrowding by end of September Jul 01, 2020 The justice minister said Hungary’s interior minister has until September 30 to take steps to reduce prison overcrowding in the country.
News in Brief Government allocates HUF 30 billion to eliminate overcrowding in Hungarian prisons Feb 28, 2020 Gergely Gulyás said the funds may be used to set up temporary facilities with the aim of eliminating overcrowding by the end of September this year.
News in Brief Justice Minister: Government aims to put a halt to the "prison business" Feb 21, 2020 Minister Varga said that over the past few years the government has built new prisons and continued to develop prison conditions.
News in Brief Justice Minister: Government will not consent to releasing criminals early Feb 19, 2020 Justice Minister Judit Varga has hit back at remarks made by Democratic Coalition lawmaker Ágnes Vadai.
News in Brief Government to launch new national consultation on prisons and schools Feb 13, 2020 The new national consultation will focus on "prison deals", the Roma segregation case in Gyöngyöspata and judge's corruption.