CRIMEJun 12 · 12:01 UTCPOLITICO EUROPEFerdinand Knapp

Council of Europe urges Belgium to sort out prison overcrowding

The Council of Europe has urged Belgium to address prison overcrowding, with prisons operating at over 120% capacity and 710 detainees sleeping on mattresses. A recent report linked rising prisoner numbers to stricter enforcement of short sentences, prompting calls to reduce pretrial detention and avoid building new prisons.

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