As prison populations surge in the UK, with overcrowded cells and repeat offenders, the opposite is happening in the Netherlands.

The country is actually to close eight prisons because of a lack of criminals, the Dutch justice ministry has announced.

Declining crime rates in the Netherlands mean that although the country has the capacity for 14,000 prisoners, there are only 12,000 detainees.

The decrease is expected to continue, the ministry said, with Deputy justice minister Nebahat Albayrak saying that natural redundancy and other measures should counter any forced lay-offs.

A report last year on prison overcrowding said that surging populations undermined the rehabilitation of prisoners and risked increasing reoffending in the future.

The Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA), which represents more than 60 organisations, called for the government to urgently limit "the unnecessary use of prison, ensuring it is reserved for serious, persistent and violent offenders for whom no alternative sanction is appropriate".

It came after Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick said the rising pressure on prisons from budget cuts and increasing numbers cannot go on indefinitely

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/26/netherlands-prisons-close--lack-of-criminals-_n_3503721.html

their citizens sha...behaved people

Hmmm

Nigerians no dey travel go dia bdat

the posters above me, except the OP have AIDS- Peter Griffin (family guy)

.Na Nederland like, make dem close all the prisons when dey dia country.As for we here for 9ja,we are going to decongest our prisons,and also build new ones because we get very many criminals stealing with both Biro and guns.

Different strokes for different folks ... While Nigeria is pushing to decongest prisons for lack of space, Netherlands is closing prisons for lack of criminals .


Funny i must say.

Hahaha.

Good

Good country

Unlike ...

lol....now that's a joke

What a country?

Netherland here i come

Is there still space for the poster above me?

@ topic, thhis can never be possible in Nigeria as long as the politicians and Bh reign supreme

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No Igbos der nii

interesting

chamboy:
No Igbos der nii

Good use of Contraceptives could have Prevented this ..

Mcowubaba:

Good use of Contraceptives could have Prevented this ..

oniranu na me say make ur pelle condom burst...
Omo irankiran

chamboy:
oniranu na me say make ur pelle condom burst...
Omo irankiran

Bless u...

tolu4you:
Netherland here i come

^^^......Meanwhile, back at Netherlands immigration dept in Amsterdam, it's panic stations as staff run helter-skelter in a blind panic and activate the dept's emergency alarm with a pre-recorded message repeatedly announcing over the tannoy: 'ALL STAFF TO REPORT TO THEIR CHECKING-IN COUNTERS AND DESKS IMMEDIATELY.......THE NIGERIANS ARE COMING!'

How can it be, are there no Jews of Africa in the Netherlands?
There is no way these Jews of Africa will not break the rules or involve in hard drug.

Maxymilliano:
Different strokes for different folks ... While Nigeria is pushing to decongest prisons for lack of space, Netherlands is closing prisons for lack of criminals .


Funny i must say.

...the funniest part is the country wishing to decongest her prison is so religious but does not fear God,while the country closing her prison are not religious but fear God...

Omotolu:
...the funniest part is the country wishing to decongest her prison is so religious but does not fear God,while the country closing her prison are not religious but fear God...

Correction, they are neither religious nor fear your god or any other god for that matter. More than three quarters of the Dutch are Atheists. So where does your god come in? It is becoming obvious that nothing breeds violence like god and religion

cold:

Correction, they are neither religious nor fear your god or any other god for that matter. More than three quarters of the Dutch are Atheists. So where does your god come in? It is becoming obvious that nothing breeds violence like god and religion

...they love themselves genuinely.That is the fear of God. If one genuinely care for the wellness of others,either atheist or not,that's is the love God wants...

Omotolu:
...they love themselves genuinely.That is the fear of God. If one genuinely care for the wellness of others,either atheist or not,that's is the love God wants...

Nope,they've taken god out of the equation. Thus, seeing themselves as equals. No superiority contest,no 'my 'god is bigger than your god'. Everyone is happy, everybody wins,no god needed.

chamboy:
No Igbos der nii

Bros respect ur old age na
Must you always show your stupidity?

How about all the Muslim filths that now loiter Amsterdam?

When are we going to hear such news from Nigeria?