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Netherlands

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Cell space

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Legal instrument Key provision
Rules on requirements accommodations penal institutions (Regeling eisen verblijfsruimte penitentiaire inrichtingen)The national minimum standard for cell space is (with a margin of deviation of 10%) a floor area of 10 square meters, a width of 2 meters and a height of 2.5 meters.
Penitentiary Principles Act (Penitentiaire beginselenwet) It distinguishes between five types of penal institutions with increasing degrees of security: institutions with a very limited security, institutions with a limited security, institutions with a normal security, institutions with an extensive security, institutions with extra security. The national minimum standard for cell space of 10 square meters, a width of 2 meters and a height of 2.5 meters only applies for penal institutions with a normal security, institutions with an extensive security and institutions with extra security.

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