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Belgian Prison System Raises Alarm About Ground Sleepers in Cells
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BELGA PHOTO POOL BERT VAN DEN BROUCKE - BELGA The prison administration is making the alarm on Tuesday, while more than 600 prisoners are sleeping on the ground in Belgian prisons. After reading these figures, the general manager, Mathilde Steenbergen, pleads for exceptional emergency measures and additional staff. She explicitly mentions the possibility of using the police or army to monitor prisoners who sleep on the ground and support staff.T…
On Tuesday, when more than 600 prisoners are sleeping on the ground in Belgian prisons, 102 of them just in Haren, the prison authorities sounded alarm. After reading these figures, the general manager, Mathilde Steenbergen, pleaded for exceptional emergency measures and additional staff. She explicitly referred to the possibility of using the police or army to monitor prisoners who were sleeping on the ground and to support staff. The situation…
The Belgian prison system's top brass is sounding the alarm now that the number of ground sleepers in Belgian prisons has again surpassed 600. Director-General Mathilde Steenbergen wants the police or army deployed to guard ground sleepers and ease the pressure on staff.
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