Cyprus has a new idea. It will help crowded prisons. The government will send some foreign people home. They are in prison for small crimes. This plan helps the Central Prison. President Nikos Christodoulides said this. These people cannot come back to Cyprus.
The Central Prison has many prisoners. There are 1,120 prisoners. Most are from other countries. Many foreign people are in prison. Some are waiting for court. The prison is too full. So, the government will act.
President Christodoulides wants to check prisoners fast. Foreign people who broke rules will go home. Maybe 175 prisoners will leave early. Many of these are foreign.
The main aim is fewer prisoners. This makes the prison less crowded. The rules are not clear yet. The government wants a better prison.
What about prisoner rights? What about unsafe countries? The government did not say more. They want the prison to work well.