41. The Betim jail, which opened in September, is one of three new jails built by the Minas Gerais state government to relieve overcrowding. 42. The government on Wednesday announced plans for tough new prison sentences and the construction of new jails to hold more convicts. 43. The perimeter of the new jail, which is next to an army base, is mined. 44. While he awaits his extradition proceedings, Schneider is being held at the striking new jail facility, with its grand entrance and Deco theme. 45. Without the money to build new jails, he said, work release was the only viable solution. 46. Government television said the inmates were protesting against the policies of the new jail warden. 47. A new jail for terrorists and hardened killers is being built in the northern town of Satoraljaujhely but Tari called for more prisons to be built in Budapest. 48. But he added that a number of new jails were under construction. |