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in Portugal, News · 08 Apr 2022, 16:04 · 1 Comments
The 2021 Annual Penal Statistics for the Council of Europe were published this week.
The prison populations dropped in almost all 49 countries analysed, including Portugal. However the average length of prison time served in Portugal stood at 31 months in 2020, which is well above the average in Europe of 8.9 months.
Only Azerbaijan recorded a higher average than Portugal.
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Great, just means the criminals are being locked up for a proper amount of time, unlike most places.
By John Smith from Lisbon on 09 Apr 2022, 14:07