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The agreement between the two countries/ "The Independent": Great Britain gives millions of euros to the Albanian prison system

2023-11-19 18:08:00, Aktualitet CNA
The agreement between the two countries/ "The Independent": Great
Rishi Sunak and Edi Rama

The prestigious media "The Independent" has dedicated an article to Britain's agreement with Albania for prisoners.

The article states that thirty-seven minibuses and electric vehicles have been given to Albania by the government at a cost of £1.5 million as part of a recent deal for the return of Albanian prisoners.

The deal, announced in May, will see 200 Albanian nationals imprisoned in England and Wales sent home for the rest of their sentences.

In return, the government said it would help "modernize" the Albanian prison system.

The deal was expected to cost the Ministry of Justice around £8m over two years, with further funding coming from the Home Office.

Officials insisted this represents a cost saving, pointing to the fact that it costs £40,000 a year to house each prisoner here.

New details from government contracts, published this month, show that part of the multi-million dollar deal is going towards equipping the Albanian prison service with a new fleet of vehicles.

Around £500,000 will be spent on 15 electric vehicles, while 22 new minibuses will be provided to Albania's prison service at a cost of more than £1 million.

The government described the electric vehicle offering as "part of the move towards net zero and is part of a wider green initiative".

Announcing the deal in May, British Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said "the public expects that foreign criminals should serve their sentences overseas, not in our prisons at the expense of the taxpayer".

He promised the deal would "speed up the removal of these offenders and give victims confidence that serious criminals will continue to face justice and spend the remainder of their sentences behind bars".

The Ministry of Justice has not said when the vehicles will be delivered and if more vehicles can be delivered in the future./ CNA





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