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                  Extra maatregelen om volle gevangenissen te ontlasten
Source published: 7 March 2025

Extra Measures to Relieve Overcrowded Prisons

Additional measures are needed to reduce the excessive pressure on our capacity. One of these measures is that DJI will soon be able to send detainees home up to 14 days earlier, under certain conditions. This was stated by State Secretary Coenradie today in a letter to the House of Representatives.

Code Black

Since the end of 2024, there has been a code black situation in the prison system: our cells are more than 99.5% occupied. The overflow cells at the police are also full with detainees who need to be transferred to DJI, but for whom no cells are available. The previously taken measures to reduce the pressure on capacity are no longer sufficient. Therefore, additional measures are now being implemented.

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Source last updated: 7 March 2025
Published on Openrijk: 10 March 2025
Source: Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen