Verlinden takes action against aggression in prisons: more security cells and anonymous badges for guards

17:49 After consulting with the unions, Minister of Justice Annelies Verlinden is taking measures to make prisons a safer place to work. Among other things, there will be additional safety cells for hazards...

The Minister of Justice Annelies Verlinden announced on Friday a series of measures to counter the increase in violence in prisons, in the aftermath of a meeting with the common union front. In a statement, the Minister promised that means would be made available to increase the number of security cells, to buy equipment for targeted detections of mobile phones, tracers and drones, to train dogs detectors of IT equipment and to deploy devices fo…