Despite additional capacity, there is still almost 15 percent overcrowding in prisons

Despite additional capacity, there is still almost 15 percent overcrowding in prisons

Justice On March 1, there were 12,316 detainees in Belgian prisons for 10,743 places. Despite extra capacity, there is 15 percent overcrowding. Places have been added in Belgian prisons over the past year. But there is still almost 15 percent overcrowding, according to figures from the Federal Public Service of Justice. A year ago the … Read more