Austria to Deport Foreign Inmates Under New Law
- The 'Haft in der Heimat' regulation takes effect Sunday, allowing for the deportation of foreign offenders to ease prison overcrowding.
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Austria to Deport Foreign Inmates Under New Law · Austria to Fast-Track Deportations From Prisons · Austria Amends Prison Act to Reduce Overcrowding
Austria to Fast-Track Deportations From Prisons
- Interior Minister Gerhard Karner is proposing a legislative package to deport foreign inmates without consent to ease prison overcrowding.
Austria Amends Prison Act to Reduce Overcrowding
- New regulations effective November 2026 allow for the removal of foreign offenders and sentence postponements to ease prison occupancy.