Foreigners Make Up 80 Percent of Swiss Prison Inmates
8 Feb 2019
The number of prisoners in Switzerland has soared in the last 30 years with foreigners now accounting for 80 per cent of the prison population, according to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
The study shows the rate of incarceration has gone from 72 per 100,000 residents in 1988 to 82 in 2017, Radio Télévision Suisse reports.
During the 30-year period, Switzerland saw its prison population increase from 4,621 to 6,907, a 50 per cent increase overall.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/08/foreigners-make-up-80-percent-of-swiss-prison-inmates/
