The prisons are full – but not with criminals.
According to new federal statistics, more than half of all inmates are behind bars simply because they couldn’t pay a fine.
Last year alone, nearly 5,000 were jailed for not paying a fine - often for things like fare evasion.
Each short stay costs taxpayers around 200 francs a day.
A proposal in Parliament aims to replace such jail time with community service.
The Federal Council says this would ease the burden on prisons and save money.
Zurich vote imminent
Zurich will vote next month on whether Exit and Dignitas should be allowed to operate inside hospitals and rehabilitation clinics
Swimmer completes epic challenge
British long-distance swimmer Neil Gilson has completed a two-year challenge to swim the length of Switzerland's ten largest lakes, finishing at Geneva's Bains des Pâquis on Wednesday
Progress on Lausanne tramway
Switzerland's Federal Office of Transport has approved the second phase of the Lausanne tramway, clearing the way for a 3.1-kilometre northern extension from Renens to Villars-Sainte-Croix
Police use new tactic
Swiss transport police are being handed tasers to tackle rising violence on trains and stations
T2 closed at Cointrin
Geneva Airport has shut parts of its Terminal 2 after a wooden-framed hangar collapsed overnight in mid-July
Swiss national missing in Nepal
A Swiss national is among more than 1,300 people missing after Wednesday's flash floods in Nepal, according to the Tourism Board
