The Netherlands Doesn't Have Enough Prisoners To Fill Its Prisons--So They're Shutting Down

The Netherlands has now closed 19 prisons recent years because there simply weren't enough criminals to fill them!

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On Jun 2, 2017

Why Are There So Few Dutch Criminals?

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The Netherlands has seen a steady drop in crime since 2004. Last September, Dutch prisons even accepted 200 Norwegian prisoners to try and keep their own prisons full.
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Relaxed drug laws have greatly decreased the amount of incarcerated individuals in the Netherlands.
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An ankle-monitoring system--which allows criminals to re-enter society and hold jobs--has also contributed to the dip in prisoners.
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The Netherlands also emphasize rehabilitation of prisoners instead of punishment.
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The United States, which has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, houses 22 percent of the world's criminals, despite comprising only 4 percent of its population.

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