State has paid around €1.5 million in compensation to prisoners since 2016
According to the secretary-general of the Portuguese Association for Support to Prisoners, the number of complaints about poor conditions in prisons is underestimated.
Portuguese State paid around €1.5 million in compensation to prisoners since 2016
Over the past nine years the Portuguese State has paid about €1.5 million in compensation to inmates held in cells considered inhuman, and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) still has more than 850 complaints pending. According to Jornal de Notícias (JN) on Monday, 13 of these complaints underpin a request for ...
State paid ~€1.5m to prisoners; hundreds of claims pending
Press reviews report the Portuguese state has paid about €1.5 million in compensation to prisoners since 2016, while roughly 854 compensation claims remain pending, with individual awards noted in reports between about €12,000 and €144,000. The figures underline ongoing legal and human-rights concerns over prison conditions and backlog in resolving claims. Expats working in social services, law or advocacy should watch for potential reforms and budgetary consequences as the justice system responds to mounting claims.
