why are there so few prisoners in the netherlands

Escape from the terrordome: how Netherlands panopticon prisons are being reborn as stunning arts hubs | Art and design https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jan/07/terrordome-netherlands-panopticon-prisons 3 comments 7/1/2025 europe

This is the main entrance of Scheveningen prison in the Netherlands. People judged at International Criminal Court in the Hague get sent here. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/scheveningen_prison.jpg 12 comments 6/4/2020 europe

Why are there so few prisoners in the Netherlands? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/12/why-are-there-so-few-prisoners-in-the-netherlands 10 comments 12/12/2019 europe

Netherlands to close more prisons as crime rate continues to fall https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/06/dutch-to-close-four-more-prisons-as-crime-rate-continues-to-fall-ad/ 706 comments 20/6/2018 worldnews

Netherlands prisons are so empty they're being turned into homes for refugees https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/netherlands-prisons-now-homes-for-refugees/ 5 comments 3/2/2018 europe

The Netherlands Keeps Closing Prisons Because It Doesn't Have Enough Prisoners https://www.fastcoexist.com/3067771/the-netherlands-keeps-closing-prisons-because-it-doesnt-have-enough-prisoners 759 comments 6/2/2017 worldnews

The Netherlands Keeps Closing Prisons Because It Doesn't Have Enough Prisoners https://www.fastcoexist.com/3067771/the-netherlands-keeps-closing-prisons-because-it-doesnt-have-enough-prisoners 5 comments 6/2/2017 politics

Netherlands will once again need to close prisons due to falling crime rate and lack of prisoners. http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/03/more-prisons-to-close-as-falling-crime-leaves-cells-empty/ 5230 comments 21/3/2016 worldnews

Norway strikes deal to send prisoners to Netherlands over jail shortage http://rt.com/news/236905-norway-deal-netherlands-jail/ 16 comments 2/3/2015 europe

Netherlands Closing 19 Prisons Due to Lack of Criminals http://www.trueactivist.com/netherlands-closing-19-prisons-due-to-lack-of-criminals/ 2613 comments 12/4/2014 worldnews

Netherlands now has more prison staff than prisoners - World - CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/1.2606537 13 comments 11/4/2014 worldnews

Netherlands Close Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/26/netherlands-prisons-close--lack-of-criminals-_n_3503721.html 10 comments 16/9/2013 europe

Netherlands Close Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/26/netherlands-prisons-close--lack-of-criminals-_n_3503721.html 120 comments 10/9/2013 worldnews

The Netherlands have decided to close eight of its prisons due to lack of prisoners and decrease in crime rates..while in America, governments are filling in huge amount of prisoners in jails and making it more overcrowded. http://www.freewillpost.com/2013/08/the-netherlands-have-decided-to-close.html 18 comments 22/8/2013 worldnews

Netherlands Closing Prisons Due to Lack of Prisoners http://now.msn.com/netherlands-closing-prisons-due-to-lack-of-prisoners#scpshrtu 50 comments 26/6/2013 nottheonion

Netherlands closing prisons due to lack of prisoners http://now.msn.com/netherlands-closing-prisons-due-to-lack-of-prisoners#scpshrtu 590 comments 26/6/2013 worldnews

Weed friendly Netherlands, is set to close 8 prisons, due to a declining crime rate..... C http://www.activistpost.com/2011/01/drug-friendly-netherlands-to-close-8.html 75 comments 23/1/2011 reddit.com

Activist Post: Drug-Friendly Netherlands to Close 8 Prisons -- Not Enough Crime http://www.activistpost.com/2011/01/drug-friendly-netherlands-to-close-8.html 13 comments 23/1/2011 politics

America, why can't we have nice things too? Netherlands to Close Prisons: Not Enough Criminals http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/netherlands-to-close-prisons-not-enough-criminals/05262009/ 16 comments 31/8/2010 politics

Netherlands to Close Prisons: Not Enough Criminals http://blog.mpp.org/uncategorized/netherlands-to-close-prisons-not-enough-criminals/05262009/ 16 comments 26/5/2009 worldnews

Netherlands To Close Prisons Due To Lack of Criminals http://www.pseudoanonymous.com/?p=824 3 comments 25/5/2009 reddit.com

Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2246821.ece/netherlands_to_close_prisons_for_lack_of_criminals 421 comments 24/5/2009 worldnews

Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2246821.ece/netherlands_to_close_prisons_for_lack_of_criminals 6 comments 24/5/2009 reddit.com

A small town became the center of a QAnon storm. It’s fighting back — The Netherlands’ most notorious conspiracy theorist was sentenced to prison, after spreading lies about satanic pedophiles in the town of Bodegraven https://www.wired.com/story/qanon-conspiracy-bodegraven-netherlands/ 29 comments 14/4/2023 europe

Vatican to open its doors to 1,000 prisoners: "The convicts are expected to come from Britain, Italy, Latvia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, the US, South Africa, Sweden and Portugal." http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/vatican-to-open-its-doors-to-1-000-prisoners/3260140.html 4 comments 3/11/2016 worldnews

Dutch want prisoners to pay for cells: Prisoners in the Netherlands may soon have to pay for their cell accommodation, if a bill tabled Monday becomes law. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/01/14/world/dutch-want-prisoners-to-pay-for-cells/ 22 comments 14/1/2014 worldnews

13-year-old Anouk is one of 519 children in the Netherlands who are locked up in youth prisons even though they haven't committed a crime. http://www.nrc.nl/international/features/article2346995.ece/crime_puberty._sentence_prison 18 comments 2/9/2009 reddit.com

TIL Prisons in the Netherlands are testing an own-cell-key policy. Prisoners are given the key to their cell allowing them to lock and unlock their cell door during the day. https://nos.nl/artikel/2116087-nederlandse-gevangenen-krijgen-sleutel-eigen-cel.html 4 comments 9/10/2017 europe

Norway to 'export' inmates to Dutch jails to cut queues: Norway plans to export its prisoners to jails in the Netherlands to ease overcrowding and carry out urgent maintenance work, the government says http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29123468 10 comments 9/9/2014 europe

Norway to 'export' inmates to Dutch jails to cut queues: Norway plans to export its prisoners to jails in the Netherlands to ease overcrowding and carry out urgent maintenance work, the government says http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29123468 4 comments 9/9/2014 worldnews

In 2021, there were 475 038 prisoners in the EU, equivalent to 106 prisoners per 100 000 people. The highest prisoner rates per 100 000 people were in Hungary and Poland (both 191), followed by Slovakia (185). The lowest rates were in Finland (51), Slovenia (54), and the Netherlands (65). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/DDN-20230512-2 94 comments 15/5/2023 europe