Dossier
prison oversight body
Coverage of prison oversight body in the Nexus archive.
- 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.