For a while, no more systematic cell controls are being carried out in the Hasselt prison. Due to overpopulation and a structural staff shortage, prison staff cannot strictly comply with the procedures. That is what VRT NWS writes. That situation causes anxiety among staff. In July, two guards were already brought to the emergency service after an attack by a prisoner, on which the ACOD trade union was the alarm bell. “This is no longer tenable,” it sounded then.
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