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Hungary to act on prison overcrowding by end of September
The justice minister said Hungary’s interior minister has until September 30 to take steps to reduce prison overcrowding in the country.
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Government allocates HUF 30 billion to eliminate overcrowding in Hungarian prisons
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.
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Justice Minister: Government aims to put a halt to the "prison business"
Minister Varga said that over the past few years the government has built new prisons and continued to develop prison conditions.
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Justice Minister: Government will not consent to releasing criminals early
Justice Minister Judit Varga has hit back at remarks made by Democratic Coalition lawmaker Ágnes Vadai.
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Government to launch new national consultation on prisons and schools
The new national consultation will focus on "prison deals", the Roma segregation case in Gyöngyöspata and judge's corruption.