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While the UK and much of the world struggles with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands has the opposite problem. It is actually short of people to lock up. In the past few years 19 prisons have closed down and more are slated for closure next year. How has this happened - and why do some people think it's a problem?
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"In the Dutch service we look at the individual," says Van der Spoel."If somebody has a drug problem we treat their addiction, if they are aggressive we provide anger management, if they have got money problems we give them debt counselling. So we try to remove whatever it was that caused the crime. The inmate himself or herself must be willing to change but our method has been very effective. Over the last 10 years, our work has improved more and more."
He adds that some persistent offenders - known in the trade as "revolving-door criminals" - are eventually given two-year sentences and tailor-made rehabilitation programmes. Fewer than 10% then return to prison after their release. In England and Wales, and in the United States, roughly half of those serving short sentences reoffend within two years, and the figure is often higher for young adults.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by krishnoid on Saturday November 12 2016, @12:15AM
Why not offer to lease out the prisons to neighbouring countries
Why limit it to neighboring countries [washingtonpost.com]?
Perhaps even offer the same rehabilitation as a service?
Excellent idea -- they could offer "rehabilitation outsourcing" as a wider, perhaps even universal service.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Saturday November 12 2016, @11:39AM
That is an excellent idea. And those recidivism rates are incredible. Hell, they'd be incredible if they were twice as high.
I didn't read the entire article, only skimmed it, but if those numbers are correct this needs to be done everywhere.
Oh, wait a minute, uh, I'm American, and Trump, the 'law and order' candidate, just won....
Fuckin' Liars! Socialism is a failed system run by LIBERALS! They need to lock up all those damned offenders. They can't has guns! They're SOCIALISTS! You know NAZIS! And COMMUNISTS! They gots a weak military cuz it's tiny like the minds of SOCIALISTS! And LIBERALS.
Hmm, that's way too light, and dammit, I just have such a hard time with screwing up my spelling. Grammars too good. Oh shit, I used punctuation as well. Forgot to leave the caps lock on....Damn, forgot to mention god, I mean GOD, and the second amendment shit, I'll never be a convincing conservative....is my red Corvette a convincing conservative car?
I'll have to work on it.
I'll do better, I promise.
Or better yet, deport me there! Yes! Deport me to anywhere in the Netherlands! I have a warm coat! Please save me!
Sorry, couldn't resist...(;
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