This is little more than a good read, but doesn't really belong in the "Jobs and Job Seekers" section.


Estonian prisons have been suffering from chronic lack of prison guards for years. Currently, 749 guards monitor 4,200 prisoners, leaving 228 vacant positions. The Ministry of Justice attributes the deficit to poor wages, though they note, on the positive side, that newer prisons require fewer guards.

City Paper has written extensively about one of Tallinn’s prisons. Click here for one perspective: www.citypaper.ee/articles/903/