Afghan refugee Shazia Lutfi, 19, peeks through the door of her room at the former prison of De Koepel in Haarlem, Netherlands. Photo: AP
Afghan refugee Shazia Lutfi, 19, peeks through the door of her room at the former prison of De Koepel in Haarlem, Netherlands. Photo: AP
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The Netherlands have a strange problem: Empty prisons

Dutch Crime rates also fall after change of tactics puts emphasis on community service sentences

The Washington Post
The Washington Post

Updated: 10:45pm, 10 Jul, 2016

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Afghan refugee Shazia Lutfi, 19, peeks through the door of her room at the former prison of De Koepel in Haarlem, Netherlands. Photo: AP
Afghan refugee Shazia Lutfi, 19, peeks through the door of her room at the former prison of De Koepel in Haarlem, Netherlands. Photo: AP
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