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Netherlands: nearly 160 prison workers fired for integrity violations in four years
From 2020 to 2023, nearly 160 prison employees in the Netherlands were dismissed for corruption, smuggling drugs or phones into prison, having a relationship with a detainee, or leaking sensitive information. Another 170 were punished in other ways, RTL Nieuws reports based on its own research.
Source: NL Times (12/02/2024)