| Penitentiary Principles Act (Penitentiaire beginselenwet) | In the final stage of their imprisonment, detainees with a sentence shorter than 1 year can participate in the penitentiary programme. A penitentiary programme consists of several activities through which the prison sentence is carried out outside the prison walls. The prisoner is outside the prison walls and is supervised by the probation service (possibly with an ankle bracelet). Conditions may be attached to the penitentiary programme. The penitentiary programme may last up to one-sixth of the imposed sentence. A penitentiary programme can therefore last up to eight weeks. The activities
in a penitentiary programme are aimed at teaching social skills, increasing the chances of employment after release, providing education, offering specialist care, or otherwise give substance to the preparation for return to society. |