Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise says that prison staff need to talk more. They need to talk with prisoners who want to commit suicide. This helps.
Madise says that prisons should use safe rooms. She has been saying this for a long time. Prisons should use strong clothing. This is important. One prisoner used clothing to commit suicide.
Madise talks about the problems in prisons. She says that prisoners are not spoken to enough. One prisoner did not get to speak enough. The rules state that a prisoner should get at least two hours a day to talk. The conversation should be good.
Madise says that staff need to monitor prisoners better. This helps prevent bad things from happening.
Madise says that guards do not always go to check. One time, it was noticed only later that a person had died.
In Estonian prisons, five people died since September 2024. Three people committed suicide. Two people died due to illness. One person was found dead on a bus.