Nearly Half of Prisoners Are in Pre-Trial Detention: 'It Should Be the Exception'

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Pressure on the Dutch prison system remains high. Staff shortages and a shortage of cells have caused prisons to be overcrowded for some time. Criminal law experts and lawyers also warn that suspects are still being held in pre-trial detention too often or too quickly. Suspects in pre-trial detention have not been convicted and are therefore legally innocent. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) calculated earlier this year that in 2024, almost half of …

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Despite years of criticism, the Netherlands continues to frequently lock up suspects awaiting trial in its already overcrowded prisons.

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Despite years of criticism, the Netherlands still frequently locks up suspects awaiting trial. This affects thirteen thousand people annually – in already overcrowded prisons – who are usually not suspected of murder, manslaughter, or rape.