Escaped prisoner detention house arrested
The thirty-something was serving a sentence for drug offenses and was preparing for his life after prison in the detention house, where he escaped last week.
DETENTION HOUSE JUST OPEN
The detention house was only opened a few months ago in a former residential care center in the Etienne Sabbelaan in Kortrijk. It is the first in the country. The detention house is a small-scale, closed institution for detainees with a short sentence: up to 3 years in prison.
In Kortrijk there is room for about 50 detainees, now there are 7. Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne from Kortrijk introduced the detention houses because he wants to carry out all sentences.