'Normal' to work and dentist: Middelburg prison trial turns out well

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'Normal' to work and dentist: Middelburg prison trial turns out well

A trial in a prison in Middelburg has yielded positive results. In the Small-Scale Facility Middelburg (KVM), prisoners could, for example, go to their work or study, to the dentist, or to a meeting at their child's school. The pilot shows that this form of detention reduces the chance of repeating criminal behavior. The trial was held for four years on the grounds of the Torentijd prison, in a building without bars or fences. People who were se…