BBC News - 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.
It will rent up to 300 prison places from the Dutch, who already lease some of their extra capacity to Belgium.
Under the agreement, prisoners will be guarded by Dutch wardens, but the director will be Norwegian.
Norway has a current jail capacity shortage despite relatively low incarceration rates.
The nation is known for treating its inmates relatively humanely. Its non-violent offenders, for instance, are often held in open prisons with the freedom to move, work, enjoy recreational facilities and focus on rehabilitation."
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014
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