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The Kaunas Remand Prison, which was recently scrutinized by a few control institutions and checked by the Lithuanian Justice Ministry, has been subjected to new checks after its chief accountant Rasa Kazėnienė again turned to the ministry.
"New old" chiefs of remand prison in Lithuania continue covering breaches - CFO
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In her words, the prison's acting leaders are not doing anything to correct the violations and are even trying to sweep them under the carpet.

"The people who continue heading the institution are long-term employees of the prison system. The head of the remand prison has tolerated the scheme until now. For something to change, new people h

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