Study: Sexual misconduct is a structural problem in women's prisons

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Study: Sexual misconduct is a structural problem in women's prisons

The Dutch Prison and Probation Service (DJI) is taking measures to increase social safety in women's prisons. For example, the DJI wants to stop the so-called physical searches of prisoners, where prisoners have to undress during security checks. Instead, the service wants to work with body scans. The measures follow a study that Leiden University conducted on behalf of the service and was published today. DJI commissioned this study to gain mor…