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Alytus Halfway House
Alytus halfway house is located in the city of Alytus, in the south of Lithuania. It is one of nine halfway houses in Lithuania. The halfway houses fall under the jurisdiction of the Lithuanian prison system and their mission is to support reintegration and reduce recidivism. Alytus halfway house was founded in 2016. It has been part of various projects funded by Norway Grants, which were aimed to further develop specific aspects of the prison service. …
Bella Centre
Bella Center is one of two Community Custody Units (CCU's), located in Dundee, and was founded in 2022. CCU's are small-scale detention facilities tailored to support the needs of women in custody through a gender-specific and trauma-informed approach. Seamlessly integrated into local communities, these units provide safe accommodation to meet the needs of women seeking closer ties to their communities and access to essential services. The overarching goal is to promote independence to facilitate a smooth transition to society after incarceration. …
Bjorgvin prison – Youth unit
The youth unit of the Bjørgvin prison (from now on “Youth Unit West”) is a high security youth detention facility. It is one of two youth prisons in Norway and falls under the jurisdiction of the Norwegian penitentiary administration (Kriminalsorgen). The facility is located right next to Bjorgvin prison, in the outskirts of Bergen, and was opened in 2009. Youth Unit West is a small-scale facility for youth between 15 and 18 years old. …
Casa Betania
Casa Betania is a detention house in Rimini, Italy. This facility is part of the APG-association, also known as "Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII." The international APG association was founded by Father Orest Benzi. It is a religious organization focused on the practical and constant commitment to fight marginalization and poverty. The APG Association's houses are unique in that they create an environment where people in detention live with a wide variety of individuals, including people who have served their sentences and those struggling with mental disabilities. …
Casa Madre del Perdono
Casa Madre del Perdono is a detention facility located in Montefiore Conca, Italy, and opened in 2004. The facility is an integral part of the APG Association, known as the “Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII”. The APG Association has an international presence and operates as a religious organisation with a practical and constant commitment to fighting marginalization and poverty. The APG Association's houses are unique in that they create an environment where people in detention live with a wide variety of individuals, including people who have served their sentences and those struggling with mental disabilities. …
Casa Madre della Riconciliazione
Casa Madre della Riconciliazione is a detention facility and farm located in Saludecio, Italy, and was founded in 2011. The facility is an integral part of the APG Association, known as the “Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII”. The APG Association has an international presence and operates as a religious institution with a practical and constant commitment to fighting marginalization and poverty. Their houses are unique in that they create an environment where people in detention live with a wide variety of individuals, including people who have served their sentences and those struggling with mental disabilities. Following the positive results of Casa Madre d…
CIMI Los Alcores
CIMI Los Alcores (Spanish: Centro Para Menores Infractores) is a center for juvenile offenders, it is located in Carmona, Southern Spain and established in 1998. It is part of the Diagrama Foundation, which has more than 35 secure educational centers throughout Europe and aims to support vulnerable people at risk of social exclusion. For young people to rehabilitate, they need a lot of family involvement and support. CIMI Los Alcores is described as a re-education center that focuses mainly on fostering autonomy and the facility is divided into two zones: a therapeutic zone and a non-therapeutic zone. This division allows for targeted interventions and treatments aim…
CIMI Medina Azahara
CIMI Medina Azahara (Spanish: Centro Para Menores Infractores) is a juvenile detention facility in Cordóba, Spain and was founded in 1991. It is part of the Diagrama Foundation, which has more than 35 secure educational centers throughout Europe and aims to support vulnerable people at risk of social exclusion. For young people to rehabilitate, they need a lot of family involvement and support. CIMI Medina Azahara is described as a re-education center that focuses mainly on promoting autonomy, where they use different zones with each its own level of autonomy. …
Detention House Kortrijk
Detention House Kortrijk is situated on the outskirts of the municipality of Kortrijk, Belgium. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government Department of Justice. The Belgian Minister of Justice (2023), and his policy cell want to give incarcerated people a better chance at reintegration into society.
For this reason, the Minister intends to open fifteen detention houses in this legislature, of which Detention House Kortrijk was the first. Since it opened in September 2022, its operation is still constantly evolving. …
Elevator (The Salvation Army)
Elevator is located in an apartment complex near Tveita in Oslo, Norway. It is an institution for people, both men and women, who are nearing the end of their sentences. In fact, the target group consists of people with 3 to 12 months left of their sentence who are motivated for change. In addition, applicants must be sober for at least 4 months to be eligible for the program. Elevator is operated by the Salvation Army and is fully funded by the government through the Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Services. Instead, the staff usually has a background in social work or nursing. Elevator's goal is to help residents find stable housing, meaningful work, financia…
Etablissement du Simplon
Etablissement du Simplon is a detention facility situated in Lausanne, Switzerland, and founded in April 2012. It is owned by the State Penitentiary Service (SPEN) of the canton of Vaud, located in the French-speaking region of the country. The primary purpose of the Simplon facility is to carry out custodial sentences in the form of semi-custodial and work release program. The institution aims to achieve two specific objectives: they want to prevent a complete disconnection from society for individuals semi-custodial sentences and want to facilitate the professional reintegration of convicted individuals. …
Exodus Amsterdam
Exodus Amsterdam is located in the center of Amsterdam. The overarching organization is an NGO called “Stichting Exodus Nederland”. This organization was founded in 1979 and their mission is to have a safe society where people can build a meaningful life with new opportunities. They offer various services, including assisted living to people in detention or people who have been in detention. In function of this they have eleven houses spread over the Netherlands, of which Exodus Amsterdam is one. All these houses offer the same program with a similar working method. …
Exodus District Zuilen
Exodus District Zuilen (from now on “Exodus Zuilen”) is located in Utrecht. The facility is part of an NGO called “Stichting Exodus Nederland”. This organization, established in 1979, is dedicated to the vision of creating a safe society where individuals construct meaningful lives with new opportunities. Compared to the other Exodus houses, Exodus Zuilen has a different operation. A stakeholder survey by Exodus revealed a greater need for specialization in areas such as mild intellectual impairment, youth and addiction. Following these results, Exodus in cooperation with another organization, Inforsa, started a new project in 2020, named Exodus Zuilen. The differenc…
Exodus Groningen
Exodus Groningen, located in the Netherlands, is part of the NGO "Stichting Exodus Nederland." This organization, founded in 1979, is committed to creating a safe society in which individuals are given new opportunities and can build meaningful lives. Their dedication extends to assisting individuals in or after detention, as well as their families, in the transition back into society. Exodus has eleven houses throughout the Netherlands, of which Exodus Groningen is one. Each Exodus house follows a uniform program and approach, aimed at individuals who need support during their final stages of detention or after release, making them eligible for placement in an Exodu…
Exodus Leiden
Exodus Leiden is located in the city centre of Leiden, a city and municipality in the northwestern part of the province of South Holland in The Netherlands. Exodus Leiden is part of an NGO, named ‘Exodus Netherlands’. Their mission is to have a safe society where people can build a meaningful life with new opportunities. This organization offers support for people in detention, people that were in detention and their network. They offer various housingpossibbilities, including eleven exodushouses spread over the Netherlands, of which Exodus Leiden is one of them. …
Exodus Utrecht (Waalstraat)
Exodus Utrecht Waalstraat (from now on “Exodus Waalstraat”) is located in Utrecht and is part of the NGO called “Stichting Exodus Nederland”. This organization was founded in 1979, with their mission to have a safe society where people can build a meaningful life with new opportunities. The Exodus organization offers various services for people in detention and people who have been in detention. In function of these services, there are eleven houses spread over the Netherlands and focuses primarily on participants who still need significant support during the final stages of their detention or after their release. …
Ferme Emmaüs Baudonne
Ferme Emmaüs Baudonne, situated in Tarnos, is an agroecological farm that operates as part of the global Emmaüs Movement. An objective of the Emmaüs movement is to establish a farm in every region in France. Ferme Baudonne, owned by "l’Organisme de gestion de la Ferme Emmaüs Baudonne," was established in 2020 and is situated in the coastal Southern part of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. Its purpose is to provide individuals who are nearing the end of their sentence with an opportunity to readjust and rebuild their lives before release. …
Ferme Emmaüs de Ker Madeleine
Ferme Emmaüs de Ker Madeleine is an agroecological farm located in Saint-Gildas-des-Bois. It is part of the Emmaüs Movement. One of the goals of the Emmaüs movement is to have a farm in every region of France. Ferme de Ker Madeleine is located in the Loire-Atlantique region. It is owned by Sources d'Envol and was established in 2021. The facility is licensed by the prison administration of France. It is called "placement extérieur", which refers in Ferme de Ker Madeleine to a fixed-term labor integration contract. The aim is to create a place where people at the end of their sentences have the chance to readjust and rebuild their lives before they are released.
Florești Penitentiary
The Ploieşti prison is located in Ploieşti (Romania), it houses 395 people and accommodates male adults after conviction in semi-open and open regimes. In October 2022, the Ploieşti Prison began a new open program, which is located at a different place, called Floreşti. The project is known as “Work point with permanent accommodation for incarcerated persons – Floreşti, Prahova” (“Floreşti facility” from now on). This program is a mix between a prison and a halfway house and cooperates with a private partner who provides accommodation in exchange for work done by residents for the company. …
Hostel Boschdijk
Hostel Boschdijk is located in a residential area, Oud-Woensel, in Eindhoven. This housing facility is known for its unique target group, providing supported living for individuals experiencing long-term addiction and (formerly) homelessness. The hostel follows a policy of tolerance, aiming not to stop substance use, but to allow it to take place in a controlled manner. Residents are permitted to use substances in their own rooms and can receive methadone at a methadone clinic in the neighborhood. Additionally, clean needles and other supplies are provided for safe usage. Hostel Boschdijk offers accommodation to a group that has few alternative housing options, often…
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Alytus Halfway House
Alytus halfway house is located in the city of Alytus, in the south of Lithuania. It is one of nine halfway houses in Lithuania. The halfway houses fall under the jurisdiction of the Lithuanian prison system and their mission is to support reintegration and reduce recidivism. Alytus halfway house was founded in 2016. It has been part of various projects funded by Norway Grants, which were aimed to further develop specific aspects of the prison service. …
Bella Centre
Bella Center is one of two Community Custody Units (CCU's), located in Dundee, and was founded in 2022. CCU's are small-scale detention facilities tailored to support the needs of women in custody through a gender-specific and trauma-informed approach. Seamlessly integrated into local communities, these units provide safe accommodation to meet the needs of women seeking closer ties to their communities and access to essential services. The overarching goal is to promote independence to facilitate a smooth transition to society after incarceration. …
Bjorgvin prison – Youth unit
The youth unit of the Bjørgvin prison (from now on “Youth Unit West”) is a high security youth detention facility. It is one of two youth prisons in Norway and falls under the jurisdiction of the Norwegian penitentiary administration (Kriminalsorgen). The facility is located right next to Bjorgvin prison, in the outskirts of Bergen, and was opened in 2009. Youth Unit West is a small-scale facility for youth between 15 and 18 years old. …
Casa Betania
Casa Betania is a detention house in Rimini, Italy. This facility is part of the APG-association, also known as "Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII." The international APG association was founded by Father Orest Benzi. It is a religious organization focused on the practical and constant commitment to fight marginalization and poverty. The APG Association's houses are unique in that they create an environment where people in detention live with a wide variety of individuals, including people who have served their sentences and those struggling with mental disabilities. …
Casa Madre del Perdono
Casa Madre del Perdono is a detention facility located in Montefiore Conca, Italy, and opened in 2004. The facility is an integral part of the APG Association, known as the “Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII”. The APG Association has an international presence and operates as a religious organisation with a practical and constant commitment to fighting marginalization and poverty. The APG Association's houses are unique in that they create an environment where people in detention live with a wide variety of individuals, including people who have served their sentences and those struggling with mental disabilities. …
Casa Madre della Riconciliazione
Casa Madre della Riconciliazione is a detention facility and farm located in Saludecio, Italy, and was founded in 2011. The facility is an integral part of the APG Association, known as the “Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII”. The APG Association has an international presence and operates as a religious institution with a practical and constant commitment to fighting marginalization and poverty. Their houses are unique in that they create an environment where people in detention live with a wide variety of individuals, including people who have served their sentences and those struggling with mental disabilities. Following the positive results of Casa Madre d…
CIMI Los Alcores
CIMI Los Alcores (Spanish: Centro Para Menores Infractores) is a center for juvenile offenders, it is located in Carmona, Southern Spain and established in 1998. It is part of the Diagrama Foundation, which has more than 35 secure educational centers throughout Europe and aims to support vulnerable people at risk of social exclusion. For young people to rehabilitate, they need a lot of family involvement and support. CIMI Los Alcores is described as a re-education center that focuses mainly on fostering autonomy and the facility is divided into two zones: a therapeutic zone and a non-therapeutic zone. This division allows for targeted interventions and treatments aim…
CIMI Medina Azahara
CIMI Medina Azahara (Spanish: Centro Para Menores Infractores) is a juvenile detention facility in Cordóba, Spain and was founded in 1991. It is part of the Diagrama Foundation, which has more than 35 secure educational centers throughout Europe and aims to support vulnerable people at risk of social exclusion. For young people to rehabilitate, they need a lot of family involvement and support. CIMI Medina Azahara is described as a re-education center that focuses mainly on promoting autonomy, where they use different zones with each its own level of autonomy. …
Detention House Kortrijk
Detention House Kortrijk is situated on the outskirts of the municipality of Kortrijk, Belgium. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government Department of Justice. The Belgian Minister of Justice (2023), and his policy cell want to give incarcerated people a better chance at reintegration into society.
For this reason, the Minister intends to open fifteen detention houses in this legislature, of which Detention House Kortrijk was the first. Since it opened in September 2022, its operation is still constantly evolving. …
Elevator (The Salvation Army)
Elevator is located in an apartment complex near Tveita in Oslo, Norway. It is an institution for people, both men and women, who are nearing the end of their sentences. In fact, the target group consists of people with 3 to 12 months left of their sentence who are motivated for change. In addition, applicants must be sober for at least 4 months to be eligible for the program. Elevator is operated by the Salvation Army and is fully funded by the government through the Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Services. Instead, the staff usually has a background in social work or nursing. Elevator's goal is to help residents find stable housing, meaningful work, financia…
Etablissement du Simplon
Etablissement du Simplon is a detention facility situated in Lausanne, Switzerland, and founded in April 2012. It is owned by the State Penitentiary Service (SPEN) of the canton of Vaud, located in the French-speaking region of the country. The primary purpose of the Simplon facility is to carry out custodial sentences in the form of semi-custodial and work release program. The institution aims to achieve two specific objectives: they want to prevent a complete disconnection from society for individuals semi-custodial sentences and want to facilitate the professional reintegration of convicted individuals. …
Exodus Amsterdam
Exodus Amsterdam is located in the center of Amsterdam. The overarching organization is an NGO called “Stichting Exodus Nederland”. This organization was founded in 1979 and their mission is to have a safe society where people can build a meaningful life with new opportunities. They offer various services, including assisted living to people in detention or people who have been in detention. In function of this they have eleven houses spread over the Netherlands, of which Exodus Amsterdam is one. All these houses offer the same program with a similar working method. …
Exodus District Zuilen
Exodus District Zuilen (from now on “Exodus Zuilen”) is located in Utrecht. The facility is part of an NGO called “Stichting Exodus Nederland”. This organization, established in 1979, is dedicated to the vision of creating a safe society where individuals construct meaningful lives with new opportunities. Compared to the other Exodus houses, Exodus Zuilen has a different operation. A stakeholder survey by Exodus revealed a greater need for specialization in areas such as mild intellectual impairment, youth and addiction. Following these results, Exodus in cooperation with another organization, Inforsa, started a new project in 2020, named Exodus Zuilen. The differenc…
Exodus Groningen
Exodus Groningen, located in the Netherlands, is part of the NGO "Stichting Exodus Nederland." This organization, founded in 1979, is committed to creating a safe society in which individuals are given new opportunities and can build meaningful lives. Their dedication extends to assisting individuals in or after detention, as well as their families, in the transition back into society. Exodus has eleven houses throughout the Netherlands, of which Exodus Groningen is one. Each Exodus house follows a uniform program and approach, aimed at individuals who need support during their final stages of detention or after release, making them eligible for placement in an Exodu…
Exodus Leiden
Exodus Leiden is located in the city centre of Leiden, a city and municipality in the northwestern part of the province of South Holland in The Netherlands. Exodus Leiden is part of an NGO, named ‘Exodus Netherlands’. Their mission is to have a safe society where people can build a meaningful life with new opportunities. This organization offers support for people in detention, people that were in detention and their network. They offer various housingpossibbilities, including eleven exodushouses spread over the Netherlands, of which Exodus Leiden is one of them. …
Exodus Utrecht (Waalstraat)
Exodus Utrecht Waalstraat (from now on “Exodus Waalstraat”) is located in Utrecht and is part of the NGO called “Stichting Exodus Nederland”. This organization was founded in 1979, with their mission to have a safe society where people can build a meaningful life with new opportunities. The Exodus organization offers various services for people in detention and people who have been in detention. In function of these services, there are eleven houses spread over the Netherlands and focuses primarily on participants who still need significant support during the final stages of their detention or after their release. …
Ferme Emmaüs Baudonne
Ferme Emmaüs Baudonne, situated in Tarnos, is an agroecological farm that operates as part of the global Emmaüs Movement. An objective of the Emmaüs movement is to establish a farm in every region in France. Ferme Baudonne, owned by "l’Organisme de gestion de la Ferme Emmaüs Baudonne," was established in 2020 and is situated in the coastal Southern part of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. Its purpose is to provide individuals who are nearing the end of their sentence with an opportunity to readjust and rebuild their lives before release. …
Ferme Emmaüs de Ker Madeleine
Ferme Emmaüs de Ker Madeleine is an agroecological farm located in Saint-Gildas-des-Bois. It is part of the Emmaüs Movement. One of the goals of the Emmaüs movement is to have a farm in every region of France. Ferme de Ker Madeleine is located in the Loire-Atlantique region. It is owned by Sources d'Envol and was established in 2021. The facility is licensed by the prison administration of France. It is called "placement extérieur", which refers in Ferme de Ker Madeleine to a fixed-term labor integration contract. The aim is to create a place where people at the end of their sentences have the chance to readjust and rebuild their lives before they are released.
Florești Penitentiary
The Ploieşti prison is located in Ploieşti (Romania), it houses 395 people and accommodates male adults after conviction in semi-open and open regimes. In October 2022, the Ploieşti Prison began a new open program, which is located at a different place, called Floreşti. The project is known as “Work point with permanent accommodation for incarcerated persons – Floreşti, Prahova” (“Floreşti facility” from now on). This program is a mix between a prison and a halfway house and cooperates with a private partner who provides accommodation in exchange for work done by residents for the company. …
Hostel Boschdijk
Hostel Boschdijk is located in a residential area, Oud-Woensel, in Eindhoven. This housing facility is known for its unique target group, providing supported living for individuals experiencing long-term addiction and (formerly) homelessness. The hostel follows a policy of tolerance, aiming not to stop substance use, but to allow it to take place in a controlled manner. Residents are permitted to use substances in their own rooms and can receive methadone at a methadone clinic in the neighborhood. Additionally, clean needles and other supplies are provided for safe usage. Hostel Boschdijk offers accommodation to a group that has few alternative housing options, often…

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The content of this website is collected by RESCALED and intended to inspire the design and operation of detention houses. It is important to note that the practices shown here are considered inspirational because they materialize one or more principles of small-scale, differentiated and community-integrated detention houses. This also means that they do not all reflect a ‘perfect’ detention house. They have been compiled as examples to illustrate innovative and effective ideas that may be useful to consider when implementing a new detention house.

Small-scale, differentiated and community-integrated facilities can be found in many European countries. However, the applicability and implementation of these practices may vary significantly depending on the national legislation and other contextual factors unique to various countries in Europe. It is therefore essential to consult the relevant accompanying information and/or the respective authorities if you wish to learn more about a specific facility.

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DISCLAIMER

Small-scale, differentiated and community-integrated facilities can be found in many European countries. There is not one, but a thousand detention houses. The content of this website is collected by RESCALED and intended to inspire the design and operation of detention houses. It is important to note that the practices shown here are not all an exact representation of existing detention houses. They have been compiled as examples to illustrate innovative and effective ideas that may be useful to consider when implementing a new detention house.

To fully understand and benefit from the knowledge of this database, we encourage you to read the dictionary. Here you will find explanations for the filters used to categorise various inspirational practices.

DISCLAIMER

Small-scale, differentiated and community-integrated facilities can be found in many European countries. There is not one, but a thousand detention houses. The content of this website is collected by RESCALED and intended to inspire the design and operation of detention houses. It is important to note that the practices shown here are not all an exact representation of existing detention houses. They have been compiled as examples to illustrate innovative and effective ideas that may be useful to consider when implementing a new detention house.

To fully understand and benefit from the knowledge of this database, we encourage you to read the dictionary. Here you will find explanations for the filters used to categorise various inspirational practices.