Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:37:15 +0200Overcrowded Czech prisons spur renewed calls for alternative sentencinghttps://english.radio.cz/overcrowded-czech-prisons-spur-renewed-calls-alternative-sentencing-8151768© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThere are more people behind bars in the Czech Republic per capita than anywhere else in central Europe, despite efforts over the past decade to promote alternative sentences, such as house arrest or work-release programmes. With the penal system at overcapacity, Prison Service officials have renewed calls for action.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/plot_ostnaty_drat1.jpg?timestamp=1626266797 Overcrowded Czech prisons spur renewed calls for alternative sentencing https://english.radio.cz/overcrowded-czech-prisons-spur-renewed-calls-alternative-sentencing-8151768 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9