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Luxembourg: Third prison inaugurated
The inauguration of the Sanem prison took place on Wednesday, in the presence of the Grand Duke. The facility will separate accused and convicted individuals in Luxembourg's prison system.
The ‘Uerschterhaff’ prison was inaugurated with great pomp and ceremony on Wednesday. The Grand Duke, the Ministers of Justice and Public Works, the Mayor of the municipality and the Director of the Prison Administration attended the event.
The facility in Sanem is to be used primarily to separate presumed innocent individuals in pre-trial detention from convicted prisoners. The commissioning of this prison should also limit a scenario of prison overcrowding, which the country previously experienced in 2007.