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'''Haren Prison''' or '''Gevangenis Haren''' is a new prison in [[Haren, Belgium|Haren]] in the northeastern part of Brussels, Belgium. It is {{convert|9.8|km|mi}} from [[Brussels-South railway station]].
'''Haren Prison''' or '''Gevangenis Haren''' is a new prison in [[Haren, Belgium|Haren]] in the northeastern part of Brussels, Belgium. It is {{convert|9.8|km|mi}} from [[Brussels-South railway station]]. It is intended to replace the old prisons of Sint-Gillis, Vorst and Berkendael.<ref name="vnws04Oct21">{{Cite news |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/10/04/de-nieuwe-gevangenis-van-haren-in-cijfers-15-hectare-groot-1-2/ |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20211020012513/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/10/04/de-nieuwe-gevangenis-van-haren-in-cijfers-15-hectare-groot-1-2/ | archive-date=20 October 2021 |title=De nieuwe gevangenis van Haren in cijfers: 15 hectare groot, 1,2 km muur en plaats voor 1.190 gedetineerden |trans-title=The new Haren prison in numbers: 15 hectares in area, 1.2 km of walls and space for 1,190 prisoners |work=[[vrtnws.be]] |date=20 October 2021 |first1=Sielke |last1=Sanen |language=nl }}</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The Minister of Justice, [[Vincent Van Quickenborne]], described Haren Prison as "a prison village, which will not only promote a new perspective on detention, with new functions such as that of security assistant and detention supervisor, but which is also more humane and fully focused on the empowerment and reintegration of detainees".{{efn|"Een gevangenisdorp, dat niet alleen een nieuwe kijk op detentie zal promoten, met nieuwe functies zoals die van veiligheidsassistent en dententiebegeleider, maar dat ook menselijker is en volledig gericht is op de responsabilisering en re-integratie van gedetineerden".<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>|group=nb}}<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>

The prison site occupies {{convert|0.15|sqkm|acre}}.<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/> The prison was designed to have room for 1,190 inmates.<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>


==History==
==History==

As of October 2021, the expected construction cost was 382 million euros.<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/> Construction work began in Autumn 2018.<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/> The prison is designed as a village, and has:
*A detention house for men [arresthuis voor mannen],<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>
*A penal house for men [strafhuis voor mannen],<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>
*A closed institution for women [gesloten instelling voor vrouwen],<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>
*An open institution for women [open instelling voor vrouwen],<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>
*An observation institution [observatie-instelling],<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>
*A psychiatric ward and medical centre [psychiatrische afdeling en medisch centrum],<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>
*Workshops [werkateliers].<ref name="vnws04Oct21"/>



==Notable inmates and former inmates==
==Notable inmates and former inmates==
*[[Eva Kaili]], Greek MEP
*[[Eva Kaili]], Greek MEP

==Notes==
{{notelist|group=nb}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:17, 9 January 2023

Haren Prison
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Coordinates50°53′53″N 4°25′31″E / 50.89796°N 4.42541°E / 50.89796; 4.42541
StatusOperational
Capacity1,190[1]
Closed2022
Managed byCafasso N.V.
Street addressR22, Woluwelaan, 1130
CityBrussels
CountryBelgium
Websitewww.gevangenisharenprison.be

Haren Prison or Gevangenis Haren is a new prison in Haren in the northeastern part of Brussels, Belgium. It is 9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi) from Brussels-South railway station. It is intended to replace the old prisons of Sint-Gillis, Vorst and Berkendael.[1]

Facilities

The Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne, described Haren Prison as "a prison village, which will not only promote a new perspective on detention, with new functions such as that of security assistant and detention supervisor, but which is also more humane and fully focused on the empowerment and reintegration of detainees".[a][1]

The prison site occupies 0.15 square kilometres (37 acres).[1] The prison was designed to have room for 1,190 inmates.[1]

History

As of October 2021, the expected construction cost was 382 million euros.[1] Construction work began in Autumn 2018.[1] The prison is designed as a village, and has:

  • A detention house for men [arresthuis voor mannen],[1]
  • A penal house for men [strafhuis voor mannen],[1]
  • A closed institution for women [gesloten instelling voor vrouwen],[1]
  • An open institution for women [open instelling voor vrouwen],[1]
  • An observation institution [observatie-instelling],[1]
  • A psychiatric ward and medical centre [psychiatrische afdeling en medisch centrum],[1]
  • Workshops [werkateliers].[1]


Notable inmates and former inmates

Notes

  1. ^ "Een gevangenisdorp, dat niet alleen een nieuwe kijk op detentie zal promoten, met nieuwe functies zoals die van veiligheidsassistent en dententiebegeleider, maar dat ook menselijker is en volledig gericht is op de responsabilisering en re-integratie van gedetineerden".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Sanen, Sielke (20 October 2021). "De nieuwe gevangenis van Haren in cijfers: 15 hectare groot, 1,2 km muur en plaats voor 1.190 gedetineerden" [The new Haren prison in numbers: 15 hectares in area, 1.2 km of walls and space for 1,190 prisoners]. vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.


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