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Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency (NL)

Netherlands
Prison Service
National Population:
17 533 044
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
52

Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
61
Total Prisoner Population:
10 638
Total available prisoner places:
11 283
Official design capacity:
12 098


Questions answered by this agency:

Category Title Date Questions Responses
Section 9: Regime & Activities 220715: Workshops within the Prison 21/01/2016 6 10
Section 9: Regime & Activities 181119: Drug Tests 29/11/2019 5 6
Section 9: Regime & Activities 310718: Programs for Violent Detainees 25/07/2018 5 10
Section 9: Regime & Activities 010920: Offer and Organisation of Workshops/Education 01/09/2020 6 15
Section 9: Regime & Activities 011117: Prison Production 01/11/2017 4 9
Section 9: Regime & Activities 170220: Use of Restricted Regimes for Protection Reasons 17/02/2020 5 7
Section 9: Regime & Activities 070618: Family visits 07/06/2018 3 13
Section 9: Regime & Activities 250117:Community Involvement 25/01/2017 6 12
Section 9: Regime & Activities 200720: Future workshops in prisons 20/07/2020 2 8
Section 9: Regime & Activities 190118: Children Staying With Their Mothers In Prison 19/01/2018 4 12
Section 9: Regime & Activities 050517: Agricultural Activities in Prison 05/05/2017 9 7
Section 9: Regime & Activities 180221: Disciplinary rewards and disciplinary punishments for persons serving prison sentence 18/02/2021 2 11
Section 9: Regime & Activities 270516: Resocialisation in Prisons 27/05/2016 8 8
Section 9: Regime & Activities 240117: Prison visits_Information Family Members 24/01/2017 7 13
Section 9: Regime & Activities 181021: Right of Prisoners for Education 18/10/2021 7 14
Section 9: Regime & Activities 270219: Regulations Regarding Coronavirus 27/02/2020 2 7
Section 9: Regime & Activities 200216: Family Days in Prison 29/02/2016 6 9
Section 9: Regime & Activities 150514: Inmates Labour 14/12/2015 5 4
Section 9: Regime & Activities 190819: Sentence planning and rehabilitation programmes for organised crime, white collar crime and fraud offenders 22/08/2019 3 9
Section 9: Regime & Activities 071116: Visiting Facilities 07/11/2016 4 14
Section 9: Regime & Activities 130720: Religion in Prisons 13/07/2020 6 16
Section 9: Regime & Activities 261115: Prison Chaplains 04/02/2016 2 15
Section 13: Punishment / Discipline 101022: Prison Discipline Systems and Behaviour Management 10/10/2022 6 3
Section 8: Finance 090519: Incentives for Employers of (Ex)Offenders 27/05/2019 4 9
Section 8: Finance 061222: Payment and money in prisons 06/12/2022 5 6
Section 1: General Information 220218: Fire in Prisons 22/02/2018 6 10
Section 1: General Information 280722: European prison regulation systems 28/07/2022 5 5
Section 1: General Information 230517: Resocialisation Program Accreditation 23/05/2017 6 7
Section 1: General Information 290716: Internal Prison Inspection Mechanism 28/07/2016 5 12
Section 1: General Information 240620: Prison Shops 24/06/2020 3 13
Section 1: General Information 041017: Transgender / transsexual inmates 04/10/2017 4 8
Section 1: General Information 030322: Prisoners Soft Skills and Transferable Skills in Prison 03/03/2022 6 9
Section 1: General Information 111121: Daily Leaves from Closed Type Prisons 11/11/2021 4 11
Section 1: General Information 271115: Immunity Unit 04/02/2016 4 7
Section 1: General Information 150316: NGOs in Prisons 14/03/2016 5 12
Section 1: General Information 040822: Pornographic magazines in prison 04/08/2022 2 8
Section 1: General Information 141221: Prison Governors Accountability 14/12/2021 7 4
Section 1: General Information 240221: The future entry into force of sentences of 3 years or less 24/02/2021 6 10
Section 1: General Information 041119: Razors in Prisons 08/11/2019 5 8
Section 1: General Information 021117: Prison Canteen (Commissary) or Tuck Shop 02/11/2017 4 14
Section 1: General Information 200622: Deaths in prison 23/06/2022 4 13
Section 1: General Information 140119: Cooking and Dining 14/01/2019 3 13
Section 1: General Information 050121: Restorative programs in prison systems 05/01/2021 4 13
Section 1: General Information 080218: The process for complaints about discrimination in prison 08/02/2018 7 8
Section 1: General Information 170821: Prison Inspections Bodies and Entities 17/08/2021 4 11
Section 1: General Information 190418: Public-private partnership projects 18/04/2018 3 5
Section 1: General Information 150620: Employment of Highly Qualified Inmates 18/06/2020 3 11
Section 1: General Information 070817: Prisoner Escort 07/08/2017 8 7
Section 1: General Information 250518: ISO certification in prisons 25/05/2018 6 9
Section 1: General Information 280915: Home Kenneling 22/01/2016 6 10
Section 1: General Information 111017: Service Dogs in Prison 11/10/2017 7 9
Section 1: General Information 040722: Books in prison 04/07/2022 8 8
Section 1: General Information 081221: Service Structures 08/12/2021 5 8
Section 1: General Information 040918: Prison clothing 04/09/2018 4 14
Section 1: General Information 100216: Ex-Offenders Employment 04/02/2016 4 13
Section 1: General Information 110121: Evaluation of the Measures Taken in the Different Member States During the Ongoing COVID-19 Crisis 11/01/2021 9 13
Section 1: General Information 130922: Short-term visits in prison 13/09/2022 4 6
Section 1: General Information 270519: Recidivism of sentenced prisoners 25/06/2019 6 9
Section 1: General Information 270921: Safety Issues of Prisons in Built-up areas 27/09/2021 2 4
Section 1: General Information 270622: Legal assistance in prison services 27/06/2022 5 11
Section 1: General Information 300818: Prison Administration Supervision 27/08/2018 3 11
Section 4: Healthcare 170321: Health Care in Prisons 17/03/2021 10 17
Section 4: Healthcare 210921: Use of SCRAs in prison 21/09/2021 5 5
Section 4: Healthcare 310518: Mental health, palliative care and geriatrics 31/05/2018 2 7
Section 4: Healthcare 171218: Institutionalised people in custody 17/12/2018 6 8
Section 4: Healthcare 150715: Suicide Self-inflicted Death Prevention 21/01/2016 3 14
Section 4: Healthcare 110619: Medical Prison Staff 12/06/2019 5 9
Section 4: Healthcare 02102022: Padded Cells 10/02/2022 10 11
Section 4: Healthcare 011220: Measures & Practices and Models Implemented in Order to Reduce the Use of Solitary Confinement and Isolation in Prisons of High Security 01/12/2020 5 9
Section 4: Healthcare 110321: Psychological Interventions to People in Custody 03/11/2021 7 8
Section 4: Healthcare 070317: E-cigarette in Prisons 07/03/2017 3 8
Section 4: Healthcare 241022: First admission health examination 24/10/2022 6 6
Section 4: Healthcare 310315: Mentally Ill Disabled Offenders_2 22/01/2016 4 5
Section 4: Healthcare 161117: Fentanyl Use in Prisons 16/11/2017 7 11
Section 10: Order 111218: Mechanical fixations for the immobilisation of inmates in prisons 11/12/2018 5 10
Section 10: Order 280218: Lawyer Meetings in Prisons 28/02/2018 6 12
Section 10: Order 090418: Electronic surveillance of convicts 09/04/2018 6 9
Section 10: Order 210222: Use of Non-Lethal Weapons in Prisons to Prevent Assaults to Prison Staff 21/02/2022 8 10
Section 10: Order 021015: Control Activities at Night 22/01/2016 3 9
Section 10: Order 120220: Shackling Convicts When Outside Cells 12/02/2020 3 8
Section 10: Order 130622: Armaments and equipment 13/06/2022 6 5
Section 10: Order 090919: Smartwatch Gadgets 09/09/2019 5 8
Section 10: Order 180915: Inmate Body Search 22/01/2016 5 13
Section 10: Order 290416: Purchase Transportation of Prisoners 29/04/2016 4 11
Section 10: Order 150218: Escape from Prisons 15/02/2018 3 8
Section 10: Order 230419: Control of inmate correspondence 26/04/2019 6 6
Section 14: Other 110821: European Prison Training Centre Construction Practices and Educational Programmes 11/08/2021 4 6
Section 14: Other 100322: Prison's Subjection 10/03/2022 6 8
Section 6: Outsourcing 121222: Quality standards for prison infrastructure 12/12/2022 3 3
Section 2: Population 170418: Specific compensatory remedies for poor detention conditions 17/04/2018 5 9
Section 2: Population 240420: Classification of prisoners to Different Types of Prisons 24/04/2020 5 10
Section 2: Population 240322: Throughcare from Custody to the Community 24/03/2022 8 5
Section 2: Population 161121: Financial Management of Prisoners Personal Funds 16/11/2021 7 8
Section 2: Population 211122: Legislation on foreign nationals 21/11/2022 9 6
Section 2: Population 231121: Conditional Release 23/11/2021 6 8
Section 2: Population 020821: Men and Women in the Same Prison 02/08/2021 5 8
Section 2: Population 220822: Prison capacity projections 22/08/2022 8 7
Section 2: Population 200818: Model used for forecasting future inmate population 20/08/2018 5 10
Section 2: Population 190922: Roma people in European prison systems 19/09/2022 2 7
Section 2: Population 260721: KMS on studies of prison population recidivism. 26/07/2021 6 4
Section 2: Population 090320: Juvenile offenders 09/03/2020 4 10
Section 2: Population 040122: Inmates in Specialized Care Units and Quarters 05/01/2022 5 9
Section 2: Population 111119: Drug Testing 11/11/2019 4 10
Section 2: Population 291121: Personal Strip-Searches Perfomance 29/11/2021 2 5
Section 3: Sentencing 250418: Legal regulations on release of life sentenced inmates in the EU member states 25/04/2018 7 11
Section 3: Sentencing 171022: Procedures for conditional release 17/10/2022 4 9
Section 3: Sentencing 141220: Designation of Regime and Security Levels 14/12/2020 3 13
Section 3: Sentencing 150722: Psychiatric treatment for offenders 15/07/2022 7 11
Section 3: Sentencing 170322: Rehabilitation Programs for Persons Sentence for Life Imprisonment 17/03/2022 2 10
Section 3: Sentencing 060916: Changing the Regime Decision 06/09/2016 4 10
Section 5: Staffing 060519: Medical, Psychological and Physical Examination Systems for Prison Staff 07/05/2019 5 10
Section 5: Staffing 070622: Staff ratio in youth detention centres 07/06/2022 3 7
Section 5: Staffing 010317: Education of Correctional Officers 23/02/2017 4 12
Section 5: Staffing 071122: Working shifts for prison staff 07/11/2022 4 6
Section 5: Staffing 010617: Recruitment and Motivation of Employees 01/06/2017 6 11
Section 5: Staffing 180716: Number of Security Staff 01/07/2016 3 10
Section 5: Staffing 110817: Post-graduate study opportunities for prison staff 11/08/2017 3 7
Section 5: Staffing 250618: Good practices with juveniles and minors in prisons and in community sanctions 25/06/2018 8 7
Section 5: Staffing 250414: Right to Strike 19/01/2016 6 10
Section 5: Staffing 090817: Staff Security 01/08/2017 4 9
Section 5: Staffing 080118: Legal Authorities of Correctional Officers and other Correctional Professionals 08/01/2018 6 9
Section 5: Staffing 071217: Addiction reduction programmes 07/12/2017 4 8
Section 5: Staffing 100220: Fitness to Work Assessments 10/02/2020 5 12
Section 5: Staffing 310517: Resocialisation Program Implementation. 31/05/2017 7 9
Section 5: Staffing 280917: Staff selection and assessment processes 28/09/2017 10 9
Section 5: Staffing 080317: Transgender staff 08/03/2017 2 5
Section 7: Technology 211220: Computer Systems in Prisons 21/12/2020 7 9
Section 7: Technology 230316: Use of Social Media by Prisoners 21/03/2016 5 13
Section 7: Technology 020320: Access to Technology 05/03/2020 4 11
Section 7: Technology 190121: Cell Searching for Contraband 19/01/2022 4 6
Section 7: Technology 081220: Copyright Fees Concerning the Use of TV-Sets 08/12/2020 2 6
Section 7: Technology 190619: Built-in Radio Terminals 19/06/2019 2 10
Section 7: Technology 140316: UAVs in Prison Environment 14/03/2016 6 13
Section 7: Technology 080318: Motor vehicles used to escort prisoners 08/03/2018 4 11
Section 7: Technology 160518: Prevention of forbidden items in prison 15/05/2018 6 8
Section 7: Technology 220620: Digital Inmates Database 22/06/2020 3 14
Section 7: Technology 311022: Video calls for legal consultation 31/10/2022 2 10
Section 7: Technology 290518: Visit Booking System 28/05/2018 5 10
Section 7: Technology 060720: Technology to Screen Postal Mail 06/07/2020 5 9
Section 7: Technology 021017: Body Scanner Technology 02/10/2017 7 12
Section 7: Technology 250417: Inmates Telephone System 25/04/2017 5 9
Section 7: Technology 221221: Game Consoles Security Concerns 22/12/2021 4 8
Section 7: Technology 191222: The use of biometrics in the prison system 19/12/2022 2 7
Section 7: Technology 030616:Prevention of the use of mobile phones in prisons 03/06/2016 6 8
Section 7: Technology 100122: Self-Service Terminals for Inmates 10/01/2022 3 11
Section 7: Technology 080620: Reducing the Harmful Effects of Isolation 08/06/2020 3 11
Section 7: Technology 010518: Intelligence gathering mechanisms in prisons 30/04/2018 4 11
Section 7: Technology 220721: Devices capable of detecting/locating mobile phones in prisons 22/07/2021 3 10
Section 7: Technology 050618: Warning messages in the inmate’s phone calls 05/06/2018 1 9
Section 12: Throughcare 270820: Religious services in prisons 27/08/2020 6 18
Section 12: Throughcare 170820: Restraining Beds 19/08/2020 4 8
Section 11: Welfare 041022: Protective treatment in prison settings 04/10/2022 2 8

Head office

Address: Turfmarkt 147 , 2511 DP The Hague

Telephone: +31880725000

Website: https://www.dji.nl/english

Email: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/contact/informatie-rijksoverheid/e-mail-sturen

Head of Service

Mr Wim Saris

Position: Director General

Appointed since: 01/05/2022

European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services (EUROPRIS)