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Slightly less than half of the prisoners in Belgian prisons are non-Belgians, writes De Standaard.
In 2015, 16 inmates committed suicide while doing time in a Belgian prison.
About 20 disgruntled Belgian prison guards this morning gathered outside the private residence of prime minister Charles Michel in Wavre, and rang the bell at 6.00.
Despite the fact that, as of today, the unions no longer recognise the ongoing strike action in the prison of Saint-Gilles, only half of the prison staff has returned to work, says Filip Dudal of
During a demonstration in Brussels city centre on Tuesday morning, prison guards forced their way into the office of federal justice minister Koen Geens, causing considerable damage, reports the F
The Belgian government has enlisted the help of the army to provide "additional humanitarian assistance" to prisons in Brussels and Wallonia, where prison personnel has been on strike for 12 days,
In a prison in the Belgian town of Merksplas, in Antwerp province, on Saturday about 200 inmates occupied the courtyard, igniting fires and throwing stones, report various Belgian media.
Approximately 11,000 prisoners across Belgium will soon be able to make calls, watch digital TV, rent movies and play video games from their cells, the FPS Justice announced.
A Belgian prisoner costs society €124.81 per day, according to federal justice minister Koen Geens.
