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Almost 700 inmates in Belgium are currently on extended prison leave due to overcrowding, according to a new internal study released by the prison administration.
Saint-Gilles prison will be kept open into next year, despite concerns about its poor conditions as the second-oldest jail in Belgium.
Belgium's Central Supervisory Council for Prisons (CTRG) is looking for volunteers to evaluate the situation in the capital’s prisons.
Haren prison – a project that was controversial from the outset – is continuing to cause problems, prison bosses and lawyers have said.
An indefinite strike across Belgian prisons began on Monday as unions condemning overcrowding and a lack of solutions.
Overcrowding in Belgium's prisons has reached a record high, with unions warning that “such a situation leads to escalations”.
Belgian prison staff walked out on strike for 24 hours on Friday as part of a joint trade union front, citing overcrowding and "deplorable conditions" for prisoners.
Prison staff in Belgium are taking part in a 48-hour countrywide strike in protest against "unsustainable overcrowding".
Saint-Gilles prison in Brussels is struggling with "one of the biggest rat infestations ever", which some suspect has to do with the closure of Forest prison and some of the wings of Saint-Gilles.
