Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners
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Re: Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners
#2The same thing have been happening in Sweden.
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#3Maybe some prisons can fundamentally change to becoming some sort of YMCA-like environment. I imagine a lot of the prisoners are non violent. If so, I wonder if you could co-mingle those who live at the "prison" with those who go for the social activities and whatnot.
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#4how about using such an institution to educate immigrants?
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#5Business idea: import prisoners! (jk)
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#6Business idea: import prisoners! (jk)
Played a lot of Sim City? :)
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#7Business idea: import prisoners! (jk)
According to the article, they are doing exactly that (but only as a partial "solution").
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#8Business idea: import prisoners! (jk)
That's happening; holland takes on Belgian prisoners. Or at least they did, then did not, then did, I'm not sure where it stands right now. But definitely happening :)
Re: Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners
#9Maybe some prisons can fundamentally change to becoming some sort of YMCA-like environment. I imagine a lot of the prisoners are non violent. If so, I wonder if you could co-mingle those who live at the "prison" with those who go for the social activities and whatnot.
This sort of exists in the UK. When I was young I volunteered for CSV (now rebranded "Volunteering Matters"), but a good section, possibly 1/3rd of the people there were prisoners on day release or people who had been given (non-voluntary) community service as an alternative to prison.
Quite good, you definitely got to meet all types of people.
Sadly unlike the Simpsons joke I cannot trade my voluntary work against future crimes.
Re: Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners
#10how about using such an institution to educate immigrants?
I've heard of at least one former prison being used for refugee housing.