In the Netherlands, the Dutch don't consider their illegal immigrants as criminals. So they devised a system which clearly separates the two, and have discovered a way to keep their aliens away from their crowded prisons.
Galina is a young university graduate from the Ukraine. She used her entire life savings of $1,100 euros to pay a seeding character to smuggle her into the Netherlands. At some point, it is discovered that she is an illegal alien and the Dutch police arrest her. However, her respect and dignity are not compromised. Should they place her in prison along with societies roaches, which crawl along the bottom of the barrel? The Dutch don’t think so.
They have determined that she hasn’t crossed the line to being a depraved, degenerate and morally ambushed person who has committed such real crimes as murder, rape, assault and etc. Therefore, for people like her and other illegal immigrants, the
Dutch have devised a new system, which sets those who commit “administrative” crimes against those pose a real and serious threat to society apart.
Just north of Amsterdam in a place called Zaandam, the Dutch built the newest and only prison of its kind. What makes this prison different is that it is built on water. It is held together by two concrete platforms, which are moored to large steel pilings.
The prison, which can house up to 576 illegal immigrants, has cells, which is shared by two of it’s inmates. The cells are pretty much self-contained with bunk beds, a desk, fridge, TV and a coffee maker. It even has an en-suite bathroom complete with toilet and a shower stall.
Next to the prison on dry land are two white domes to facilitate the inmates with such sports as football. A basketball court has also been built so that the occupants can exercise or enjoy a game.
If one didn’t know any better, the décor would also give the illusion that the prison might be more of a community center -- there are lounging and communal areas in which inmates and visitors can partake in a game of table tennis. This area is also equipped with payphones. It’s not exactly what one would expect while visiting a prison.
However, although this new modern hold-up cell may not look or feel like a prison, it is. From 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m inmates are confined to their locked cells where they can relax.
Nothing good lasts forever and at some point the inmates have to leave. The authorities have up to nine months to identify the illegal aliens and after such time has elapsed the inmates are free to go. They are not deported but are given a choice as to whether or not they wish to stay or to return to their homeland. Galina decided to go back home.
Now that's what I call a Dutch treat.
Illegal Aliens Float By in Dutch Prison
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