Whereas Ghana, Nigeria and other nations are battling with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands is busy closing down most of its prisons due to shortage of inmates.
Not long ago, the Netherlands shutdown 19 prisons. The government has announced plans to close down five more. This will result in the loss of 1,900 jobs.
But what has accounted for the decline in the number of criminals in the Netherlands?
The shutdown of many prisons has been caused by ‘judges granting shorter sentences and a substantial reduction in serious crime. This as tracking devices have enable some offenders to serve sentences while remaining part of the community’.
In addition, ‘Government has reportedly prioritized diversion, reintegration, and rehabilitation programs, emphasizing skills development for inmates’, news blog, Our News said. SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
