In fact, this Estonian underwater site was once a prison built by the Soviet Union. This semi-emerged site was once known as Rummu Prison and housed inmates back in the 1940s. It may be a place of ...

In general, she believes Estonia is a "lean state." Estonia is currently discussing the possibility of leasing Tartu Prison to foreign countries. Pakosta said that if the state cannot find alternative ...

Over 4,000 convicted criminals who should be in jail are living in freedom because there are not enough jail cells for them, ...

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – disconnected from Moscow's power grid to join the EU's electricity network in an attempt to decrease their "vulnerability ... to Russian blackmail", FRANCE 24 Chief ...

Behind the prison walls, officers are forced to work ... There are more people in American prisons than there are people living in Estonia, for one example. “We've got into this mindset that ...

A Lithuanian court sentenced Imre Arakas, a well-known figure in organized crime circles, to ten years in prison on Monday, public broadcaster LRT reported, on charges of murder and attempted murder.

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...

Under the new proposal, the government could be renting prison spaces in Estonia, a country with such a low crime rate that 50% of prison space remains empty. Which isn’t surprising. Everything ...

Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South Caucasus nation for weeks ...

Svetlana Burtseva, a resident of Tallinn, Estonia, is accused of violating international sanctions and treason. Since 2017, ...