In 2013, 19 prisons in the Netherlands closed because the country didn't have enough criminals to fill them.

Now, five more are slated to close their doors by the end of the summer, according to internal documents obtained by The Telegraaf.

While these closures will result in the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs, only 700 of which will transition into other unknown roles within Dutch law enforcement, the trend of closing prisons follows a steady drop in crime since 2004.

The problem of empty jail cells has even gotten to the point where, last September, the country imported 240 prisoners from Norway just to keep the facilities full.

Still, according to The Telegraaf's report, Justice Minister Ard van der Steur announced to parliament that the cost of maintaining sparsely-filled prisons was cost-prohibitive for the small country.

A number of factors underlie the Netherlands' ability to keep its crime rate so low, namely, relaxed drug laws, a focus on rehabilitation over punishment, and an electronic ankle monitoring system that allows people to re-enter the workforce.

A study published in 2008 found the ankle monitoring system reduced the recidivism rate by up to half compared to traditional incarceration. Instead of wasting away in a jail cell, eating up federal dollars, convicted criminals are given the opportunity to contribute to society.

These measures all add up to an unbelievably low incarceration rate: Although the Netherlands has a population of 17 million, only 11,600 people are locked up. That's a rate of 69 incarcerations per 100,000 people.

The US, meanwhile, has a rate of 716 per 100,000 — the highest in the world. It's marked largely by its lack of attention to social services and rehabilitation programs once prisoners finish their sentences. Without a safety net to give them any other options, many fall back into their old habits.

Seeing as how the Netherlands is literally importing prisoners to keep jails full, larger countries like the US could learn a thing or two from the Dutch model.

http://www.techinsider.io/dutch-prisons-are-closing-2016-3

Ok we dey come.

Please forward this news to buhari

Wow. I wish to live in holland.
Ours is about to start getting over filled up.

Pls, can Nigeria share some prisoners with holland?

We are coming
Make dem help us with those in Kirikiri

Will Nigeria ever be like this?

Make they come import prisoners from Nigeria naa

Crowd wey dey kuje prison alone go fill the entire prison for holland

they dont learn from others they only they like make den be oga on top others.

I don`t know whether that has changed, but the private school system used to be very unpopular in The Netherlands. Everybody learns the same thing from nursery to secondary school. Countries that are good are not good for no reason.
America is not alone in this show of shame; their cousins in London imprison more people than any other countries in the EU
When we called them Apartheid society, it wasn`t an exaggeration. They are tough on crime rather than being tough on the causes of crime. The more unequal a society is, the higher its prison population. That is what democratic capitalism is all about.

ATERI:

I don`t know whether that has changed, but the private school system used to be very unpopular in The Netherlands. Everybody learns the same thing from nursery to secondary school. Countries that are good are not good for no reason.
America is not alone in this show of shame; their cousins in London imprison more people than any other countries in the EU
When we called them Apartheid society, it wasn`t an exaggeration. They are tough on crime rather than being tough on the causes of crime. The more unequal a society is, the higher its prison population. That is what democratic capitalism is all about.

Guy, talk about naija first, no go too far.

lolaxavier:


Guy, talk about naija first, no go too far.

Really? No worries sir...

` Crowd wey dey kuje prison go fill the entire prison for holland`. How about that? Post one, get one free!!!

i think providing prison service to other countries could be a good source of revenue to their government, keep their law enforcement officers in duty and give them the necessary experience to handle different types of criminals worldwide.

this can be big business instead of letting those facilities rot away.

ATERI:


Really? No worries sir...

` Crowd wey dey kuje prison go fill the entire prison for holland`. How about that? Post one, get one free!!!

What is dis one saying

When will this happen in Nigeria

Please Holland should be a big brother by accommodating some of our inmates! Bubu you now have a better reason to Junket to the Netherlands!

Really?.... Noted n thkx for d info... Pls keep some self contains for guy from here.... See u guys soon...

People when day okere prison go fill the whole country remain. Make them come

Does it mean they don't have Nigerians there?










According to Nigerian President...

Make dem transfer naija prisoners go there na

Nigerians will prefer this prison to the sufferings they are facing here. Though this feet is commendable, but the larger a society the more complex its problems and challenges. A semicultural society with a population less the size of LAGOS should neva be compared to the peculiarities of multi cultural, multi religious and ethnically divided society like Nigeria. I pray one day we would get where they are.
# God bless Nigeria
# God bless PMB

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This is sweet! But wait o, I hope their prison food taste good? What's up with the beans? Would like to spend a vac there. Naijaboiy, shey u go follow me?

Dis is hilarious

Make them come 9ja very fast

dulux07:
Wow. I wish to live in holland.
Ours is about to start getting over filled up.

Are you in prison in Nigeria?

I know a lot of Naija guys who would like to go to prison there!!!!!

What a country.

K