Four new prisons will see the light of day by 2030, three in Wallonia and one in Antwerp: “A means of combating prison overcrowding”
Budget cuts, staff shortages, excessive workload in view of prison overcrowding. Prison officers are at their wit’s end and strikes are on the increase, resulting in more complicated living conditions for prisoners. Rudy Van De Voorde, director of prisons for six years, wants to be reassuring. “Recruitment will take placehe assures. How to explain the … Read more