Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Belgium’s penitentiary predicament / Expatica Belgium, 8 Sep 2004

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=48&story_id=281&name=Belgium%92s+penitentiary+predicament
"As Belgian Justice Minister Marc Verwilghen prepares to unveil a 'wish list' for relieving overcrowding in the country's prisons, one cannot help but wonder whether any of the proposed measures will do anything to alleviate the problem for good.

Faced with spreading unrest among prison wardens demanding an increase in personnel and overall better working conditions, the outspoken Flemish politician was due to present a raft of suggested remedies to the Council of Ministers "