Prisons in Europe are often overcrowded, and some countries are now turning to outsourcing as a solution

Friday, Jun 13, 2025

Der Standard

European countries like Denmark and Austria are outsourcing prison populations to Kosovo due to overcrowding.

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European prisons are often overcrowded, leading some countries to consider outsourcing incarceration; Denmark and Austria hope to utilize facilities in Kosovo, while Sweden and Estonia are nearing an agreement on this matter. Kosovar detention centers are becoming increasingly attractive to EU nations for prisoner placement with the aim of subsequent deportation. Denmark has long been working to house inmates from third countries in Kosovo prisons for eventual deportation due to chronic overcrowding in Danish jails, a model that Austria is now following.

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