Questions about Belgium prison conditions delay handover of accused EPP assistant

The detention is inhuman and degrading. The Mons Court of Appeal orders to limit the occupation to a maximum of 110% of the capacity of the prison. Otherwise, periodic penalty payments will fall from March 2026. ...

Questions about Belgium prison conditions delay handover of accused EPP assistant

Belgium's authorities will have to provide information about prison conditions by 15 April

In a new prison in Dendermonde, Belgium, cell doors are spontaneously unlocking at night. According to the union, it is a software problem that has been going on for months and it is a different door that pops open each time, reports broadcaster VRT.

In a new prison in Dendermonde, east of Ghent, the locks on the cell doors are springing open uncontrollably at night. According to the union, the problem has been going on for months and a software problem is said to be the cause. The problem occurs at various doors and at random times during the night. "We regularly hear a click at night," says Luc Meeusen. He represents the prison on behalf of ACOD, the Flemish trade union for people in the p…

In a new prison in Dendermonde, Belgium, cell doors are spontaneously unlocking at night. According to the union, it is a software problem that has been going on for months and it is a different door that pops open each time, reports broadcaster VRT.