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Half of German Prisoners Are Foreigners

Summary by pal.be
The German prison system is at its wits' end. Not only are the prisons bursting at the seams, language barriers and the lack of any form of respect are also a heavy burden for prison guards. Current figures from all 16 German states show that 59,877 people are currently locked up, including people in pre-trial detention. Of these, 26,710 have a nationality other than German, a share of 45 percent. The share of foreigners in German prisons is the…
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The German prison system is at its wits' end. Not only are the prisons bursting at the seams, language barriers and the lack of any form of respect are also a heavy burden for prison guards. Current figures from all 16 German states show that 59,877 people are currently locked up, including people in pre-trial detention. Of these, 26,710 have a nationality other than German, a share of 45 percent. The share of foreigners in German prisons is the…

·Antwerp, Belgium
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pal.be broke the news in Antwerp, Belgium on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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