Row Erupts with Austria over Prison Release of Human Smugglers On Monday, Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said that his ministry would summon the Hungarian ambassador over a dispute linked... 2023.05.22.
Government Makes a Surprising U-turn in Freeing People Smugglers Pro-government media had praised the decision to let 700 convicted people smuggler out of prison, while the usually vehemently critical... 2023.05.15.
North Macedonia’s Ex-PM Nikola Gruevski, Who Fled to Budapest, Sentenced to Nine Years North Macedonia’s former Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, who had been granted political asylum in Hungary, has now been handed a... 2022.05.23.
Prison Visits Possible again but Only with Immunity Certificates While visits in Hungarian prisons are allowed from July 1 on, they are subject to a valid immunity certificate both... 2021.07.06.
Hungarian Prisons No Longer Overcrowded, says National Commander Due to some major development projects over the past few years, Hungarian prisons have ceased to be overcrowded, the national... 2021.06.19.
Coronavirus: Vaccination of Inmates Begins The vaccination of inmates has begun in Hungary's prisons, the national law enforcement directorate said on Wednesday. Fully 11,351, or... 2021.04.29.
Parliament Votes to Channel Prison Compensation to Crime Victims Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill by Justice Minister Judit Varga which allows preference to be given to the victims... 2020.12.16.
Gov’t Submits Amendment Proposal to Cut Prisoner’s Compensations The justice ministry on Wednesday submitted an amendment proposal to parliament, aimed at eliminating "abuse" in connection with compensation payments... 2020.11.26.
Hungary Introduces Stricter Parole Rules Parliament unanimously passed an amendment on Tuesday under which convicts sentenced for murder cannot be released on parole. Under the... 2020.10.20.
COVID-19 Rapidly Spreading in Szeged Prison A total of 38 prisoners have been infected with the novel coronavirus in the Nagyfa facility of the Szeged Strict... 2020.09.23.
Justice Minister: Hungary to Act on Prison Overcrowding by Sept. 30 Hungary's interior minister has until Sept. 30 to take steps to reduce prison overcrowding in the country, Justice Minister Judit... 2020.07.01.
Orbán: Hungary Will Never Abandon Its Officers Hungary will never abandon its "uniformed officers", the prime minister told a graduation ceremony of new police, disaster management and... 2020.06.27.
Coronavirus: Hungarian Prisons Ordered to Suspend Temporary Leave for Inmates Hungary's prison service directorate (BvOP) has ordered jails to take strict precautionary measures to prevent new coronavirus infections. Prisons have... 2020.03.10.
Fidesz MP Slams Judge for ‘Letting Perpetrator Go Free’ A lawmaker of ruling Fidesz on Friday slammed a Miskolc court in connection with a case involving the killing of... 2020.03.06.
Orbán: Coronavirus Likely to Reach Hungary but Migration Historical Challenge Hungary should be prepared for further waves of migrants and "regular, massive attacks" on its border fence in the south,... 2020.02.28.
Gov’t to Earmark HUF 30 Billion for Reducing Prison Overcrowding The government has granted 30 billion forints (EUR 88.4m) to the interior ministry to eliminate overcrowding in Hungarian prisons, Gergely... 2020.02.28.
Prison Compensations: Two Major Changes in Legislation in 4 Years The parliamentary debate is now over about the compensation system for prisoners because of the conditions they are kept in.... 2020.02.26.
Parliament Suspends Compensation Payments to Prisoners Parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend compensation payments to inmates who have sued the state over conditions in overcrowded prisons... 2020.02.25.
‘Prison Business’ Plenary Debate: Gov’t Sets Deadline to Reduce Average Occupancy Rate to 100% or Below The government aims to put a stop to the "prison business" which has grown into a billion-forint "industry", Justice Minister... 2020.02.20.
KDNP Accuses Opposition of Supporting ‘Prison Business’ Parties of the opposition are "providing a cover-up" for those "profiteering from the prison business", the group leader of co-ruling... 2020.02.18.
Justice Minister: Prisoners Suing State over Poor Prison Conditions ‘Unfair Practice’ The government will submit a proposal aimed at suspending compensation payments to prisoners who sue the state over poor prison... 2020.02.17.
