Belgium
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Belgium: seen in the press / 2022
Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis.
Belgium: seen in the press / 2021
Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis.
Belgique : "on est revenu en pleine seconde vague à un taux de surpopulation assez élevé"
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Belgique : les visites reprennent en prison… sous forme limitée
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Belgique : "on a tous droit à un peu d'affection"
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Belgique : une délégation profite de la visite du roi Philippe pour dénoncer des "conditions indignes"
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Belgique: près de deux tiers des détenus vont à fond de peine
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Belgique : "la situation actuelle en prison est plus difficile qu'en mars", alerte la Direction générale des établissements pénitentiaires
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Belgique : prison et Covid, la double peine
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Belgique: libérations anticipées et interruptions de peine, plus de 700 détenus sortis de prison lors de la première vague
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Belgium: près de 42.000 masques de protection fabriqués par les détenus
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Belgium: les détenus et leurs proches sont en colère et se sentent oubliés
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Belgium: "les prisons sont au bord de l’explosion, on risque le drame"
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Belgium: les visites en prison suspendues jusqu’au 3 avril en raison du coronavirus
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Belgium: prison overcrowding reaches alarming levels
The number of people currently imprisoned in Belgium has reached its highest level in four years, according to figures from the directorate-general of prisons quoted by Het Nieuwsblad.Source — The Brussels Times
Belgium: la surpopulation carcérale atteint un niveau alarmant (vidéo)
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Belgium: la grève des gardiens de prison continue: "Le gouvernement a réduit le personnel de 10%"(vidéo)
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Belgium: "une bonne politique criminelle ne doit pas systématiquement aboutir à la case prison"
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Belgium: égaux face au système pénitentiaire ?
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Belgium: la prison de Saint-Gilles sous haute tension
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Belgium: la prison de Mons, photographiée par des détenus et exposée sur les murs d'enceinte
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Belgium : la première étude belge sur la surpopulation des prisons est menée à Lantin
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Belgique: situation "inacceptable" à la prison de Bruges
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Belgium: le Conseil central de surveillance pénitentiaire recrute 350 citoyens pour observer les prisons du pays
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