Ministers dismiss claim UK government may rent prison space in Estonia
by Rajeev Syal and Jamie Grierson from World news | The Guardian on (#6QH39)
Justice ministry had reportedly been considering sending criminals in England and Wales to Baltic state
Ministers have dismissed claims that Labour is considering sending criminals convicted in England and Wales to Estonia to serve their prison sentences.
The Telegraph reported that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) was investigating all viable options" to increase capacity after the Baltic state said it had offered to rent out spare capacity to other countries.
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