Dutch gov't planning to build two prisons next year to solve cell shortage: report
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Dutch gov't planning to build two prisons next year to solve cell shortage: report

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The Dutch government plans to build two prisons next year to solve the current cell shortage, insiders told AD. In February, the PVV State Secretary announced that she might have to release convicts two weeks early to free up cells for people waiting to serve their sentences. That announcement was followed by a massive row between Coenradie and PVV leader Geert Wilders, who threatened to force the PVV State Secretary out of the Cabinet. Coenradie bought some time by requisitioning 45 cells in the Schiphol Judicial Complex intended for foreigners awaiting deportation to be used for “ordinary prisoners,” but that is not a structural solution.

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Put eight prisoners in a cell, far-right PVV tells its minister
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1 week, 6 days ago

Put eight prisoners in a cell, far-right PVV tells its minister

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The far-right PVV has again refused to support its minister over plans to cope with the shortage of prison cells, instead calling for “eight men in a cell” who should “sleep standing up” as an option. Prisons minister Ingrid Coenradie was attempting to win MPs’ support for her plan to release some prisoners two weeks early because of the shortage …

Gov't working on early release to free up space in prisons, despite Wilders outrage
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Gov't working on early release to free up space in prisons, despite Wilders outrage

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State Secretary Ingrid Coenradie is sticking to her plan to release prisoners up to 14 days early to create room in overcrowded prisons, sources close to the government told Hart van Nederland. On her way into the Council of Ministers meeting on Friday, Coenradie only said that the Cabinet members would discuss “difficult choices” for prisons. Hart van Nederland’s sources …

Coenradie submits plans for two extra prisons to ease shortage
3 weeks ago

Coenradie submits plans for two extra prisons to ease shortage

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Prisons minister Ingrid Coenradie has set out plans to build two new prisons with 120 beds each to deal with the shortage of cells. She clashed with party leader Geert Wilders last month after she suggested prisoners may have to be released two weeks before the end of their sentences to deal with the capacity crisis. But having initially threatened …

Prisons minister sticks to her guns, wants major new investment
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prisons minister sticks to her guns, wants major new investment

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Prisons minister Ingrid Coenradie has said she wants hundreds of millions of euros to solve the shortage of prison cells and will make her case during the cabinet’s spring financial negotiations. The minister, who represents the far-right PVV, is currently under fire from party leader Geert Wilders, who has said more prisoners should be housed in multiple-occupancy cells to solve …

Wilders clashes with PVV prisons minister over cell shortages
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wilders clashes with PVV prisons minister over cell shortages

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Far-right PVV leader Geert Wilders has threatened to dismiss his own junior justice minister over plans to release prisoners early because of the shortage of jail cells, the AD reported on Friday. Ingrid Coenradie said on Thursday that she planned to release inmates two weeks early because of the crisis, to which Wilders responded with “no way”, the paper said. …

Cabinet considering releasing prisoners two weeks early to free up space
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet considering releasing prisoners two weeks early to free up space

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The Dutch government is working on a plan to release convicted prisoners up to two weeks early due to a shortage of prison cells and staff. Since changing the regulations for this expansion will take time, Coenradie wants to introduce a temporary one-week sentence reduction in the meantime. PVV leader Geert Wilders wrote on X that his party will "no …

Waiting list for a Dutch prison cell tops 4,000: EenVandaag
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Waiting list for a Dutch prison cell tops 4,000: EenVandaag

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Over 4,000 convicted criminals who should be in jail are living in freedom because there are not enough jail cells for them, current affairs show EenVandaag said on Tuesday. The group does not include people convicted of crimes with a minimum jail term of 12 years or certain sex crimes but they do range from fraud and drugs smuggling to …

Dutch prisons too full, convicts to get early release to make space
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch prisons too full, convicts to get early release to make space

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The prisons and police holding cells are so full in the Netherlands that there is no space for more detainees or arrestees from this week onwards. State Secretary for Justice Ingrid Coenradie called it "a code black situation" in the prison system. To find extra capacity and come up with other solutions,” said State Secretary for Justice and Security Ingrid …

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