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Business idea: import prisoners! (jk)

• NKCSS 10y ago
  Played a lot of Sim City? :)
• realharo 10y ago
  According to the article, they are doing exactly that (but only as a partial "solution").
• nothrabannosir 10y ago
  That's happening; holland takes on Belgian prisoners. Or at least they did, then did not, then did, I'm not sure where it stands right now. But definitely happening :)
  • Tharkun 10y ago
    Belgium has an abysmal track record when it comes to prisons. It's been repeatedly convicted for treating prisoners like cattle, for putting psychiatric patients in regular prisons without treatment etc. Sending some prisoners to Dutch prisons (including a prison boat, iirc) is one of the best things that's happened to the Belgian penal system in years. Sadly it's only a temporary relief, and it's been cancelled (and resumed) several times.
    • gcp 10y ago
      The programme was stopped because Belgium finished building new prisons.
      • Tharkun 10y ago
        When was this? Last I heard there were still over crowding issues.
• andreash 10y ago
  They are importing prisoners from Norway too :P