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Netherlands
Capital city —
Amsterdam
Country population
17,811,291
i
01/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 3.
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
52.4
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 3.
Type of government
Constitutional monarchy with parliament…
Human Development Index
0.941
(10/191)
i
2021
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.62
i
2020
/
United Nations Office on drugs and crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Security
i
Custodial Institutions Agency
Total number of prisoners
9,334
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 3.
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
4.1
i
2022
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 31.
Prison density
89.9 %
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 16.
Total number of prison facilities
30
i
2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2011
Female prisoners
4.6 %
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 7a.
Incarcerated minors
1.1 %
i
09/2018
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
44.6 %
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 8.
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1952
The death penalty…
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CAT
- United Nations Convention against Torture
CPT
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
DJI
- Custodial Institutions Agency - Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen
EBI
- Extra Secure Units - Extra Beveiligde Inrichting
ECtHR
- The European Court of Human Rights
EMDR
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - Eerste-keuze behandeling om nare ervaringen te verwerken
EPSU
- European Public Service Union
EZV
- Extra Zorgvoorziening - Extra Care Facility
FNV Overheid
- Netherlands Trade Union Confederation – Government section Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging Overheid
GGZ
- Mental Health Care Facility - Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg
HBO
- Higher professional education - Hoger beroepsonderwijs
HIV
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IBT
- Internal Assistance Team - Intern Bijstandsteam
ICPR
- Institute for Criminal Policy Research
LGBTI
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex
MBO
- Middle-level applied education - Middelbaar beroepsonderwijs
MMK
- Mother with child’s house - Moeder Met Kindhuis
NPM
- National Preventive Mechanism
OPCAT
- Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Pbw
- Penal Principles Act - Penitentiaire beginselenwet
PPC
- Penitentiary Psychiatric Center - Penitentiair Psychiatrisch Centrum
SPACE
- Annual Penal Statistics - Statistiques Pénales Annuelles du Conseil de l’Europe
SPT
- Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture
STI
- Sexually transmitted infections
TA
- Anti-Terrorist Unit - Terroristenafdeling
VVD
- People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy - Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
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