Etiket: detainees
Bruges prison also does not admit new detainees…
After consultations this afternoon with the cabinet of Minister of Justice Paul Van Tigchelt (Open VLD), the unions will submit the proposals on the table to their supporters. The minister…
“250 detainees sleeping on the floor”: still 15 percent overcrowding in our prisons
The number of places in Belgian prisons has increased in one year. But despite the additional capacity, there is still almost 15 percent overcrowding. A year earlier, overcrowding was even…
INTERVIEW. These women are in charge of our 37 prisons and at the FPS Justice: “Detainees are allowed to shout and curse in their cells. But never against jailers”
Since the beginning of this week, Kathleen Van De Vijver (50) has been appointed as top woman of all 37 prisons in our country. Her first day at work coincided…
Sarah Blancke and Kathleen Van De Vijver, women at the top of the Justice Department: “We must invest in detainees. This also benefits the prison guards” | Domestic
Since the beginning of this week, Kathleen Van De Vijver (50) has been appointed as top woman of all 37 prisons in our country. Her first day at work coincided…
Never before have so many detainees in overcrowded Belgian prisons: “Utterly distressing” | Prisons
“A cell measuring three meters by three meters,” says De Smedt. “With three people, one of whom has to lie on a mattress on the floor. Of course something like…
The Prosecutor’s Office requests provisional release for three detainees in the anti-jihadist operation in Barcelona and Mérida
La Fiscalía de la Audiencia Nacional ha interesado la puesta en libertad provisional de tres de los detenidos este martes en la operación de Mossos d’Esquadra y Guardia Civil centrada…
Friday strike in all Belgian prisons: “Many detainees lie on the floor in cells that are much too small” | Domestic
There will be a strike in all Belgian prisons on Friday. This was announced by the socialist trade union ACOD. “Many detainees are still lying on a mattress on the…
A shootout between rival clans in Cornellà de Llobregat ends with two detainees
The Mossos d’Esquadra arrested two men last morning, aged 31 and 39, allegedly involved in a shootout between rival clans in Cornellà de Llobregat. Although the confrontation began with an…
The surreal fight between ‘suitcase wrappers’ ends with four detainees at the Barcelona airport
12/10/2023 at 12:13 CET The Mossos d’Esquadra arrested four men yesterday, December 9, for a fight at the Prat Airport, Barcelona The scene has been published on social networks by…
‘High-risk’ detainees are no longer allowed to make video calls from prison
Prisoners who are assessed as ‘risky’ are no longer allowed to make video calls from prison. The fear is that serious criminals will pass secret messages to the outside world…