Detention House Olen
Detention House Olen is located in the municipality of Olen, in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The facility falls under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government Department of Justice and operates within the Belgian detention house model. Housed in the former residential care centre De Sterrewijzer, the building was renovated and officially opened in July […]
House of Hope
House of Hope is a faith-based residential facility located in Kopli, a district of Tallinn, and is managed by the NGO The Salvation Army. Founded in 2010 by Salvation Army workers, House of Hope initially functioned as a renovated soup kitchen before developing into a secure residential program. Today, it offers an alternative to incarceration […]
Huis en Haard 3
Huis en Haard 3, located in The Hague, is a protected residential facility that offers adults with psychiatric conditions a safe and supportive living environment. This facility is managed by the Salvation Army. The aim of Huis en Haard 3 is to help residents return to society as independently as possible. This is achieved by […]
Priorswood house
Priorswood House is an accommodation service operated by PACE, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Dublin, Ireland. PACE provides a range of support services for individuals in contact with the Irish prison and probation systems, including accommodation, social enterprise employment, and prevention programmes. Unlike other facilities managed by the Irish Prison Service, PACE operates independently […]
HG Winterthur
Halbgefangenschaft Winterthur (HG Winterthur) is a semi-detention facility located in the city of Winterthur, in the canton of Zürich. Its mission is to enable residents to maintain their professional, educational, and social environments while serving their sentence. The facility functions according to the semi-detention concept, which allows residents to work, study, or train during the […]
Wohnheim Lindenfeld
Wohnheim Lindenfeld (WL) is located in Emmen, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Founded in 1974, the facility was originally established to provide accommodation and support for individuals leaving prison who lacked stable housing. Today, it is managed by a private non-profit foundation, the Wohnheim Lindenfeld Stiftung, which operates under formal contracts with both federal […]
Larvik prison
Søndre Vestfold fengsel, Larvik avdeling (“Southern Vestfold prison, Larvik department”, from now on “Larvik prison”) is a highsecurity prison for men. It was opened in 1862, and is located in the city of Larvik. Larvik prison is specialised on imprisoned youth between 18 and 25, and is the only Norwegian prison housing this target group […]
Halbe Treppe
Halbe Treppe is an open detention facility for women located in the Mohorn district of the town of Wilsdruff, in the German state of Saxony. The facility was established in 2022 through a collaboration between the Saxon State Ministry of Justice, Chemnitz Prison, and the NGO Outlaw gGmbH, which is responsible for its daily operations. […]
San Vittore ICAM
San Vittore ICAM (Istituto a Custodia Attenuata per Madri detenute) is the first open detention facility for mothers with children established in Italy. Located in the city centre of Milan, in the northern part of the country, the ICAM operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice and is managed by the Department of […]
IPM Bologna
The “Pietro Siciliani” Juvenile Prison (from now on “Bologna IPM”) is located in the centre of Bologna and forms part of the broader Juvenile Justice Centre (CGM) for the Emilia-Romagna region, in North-Italy. The CGM is responsible for implementing judicial orders issued by juvenile courts and collaborates with regional and local authorities on prevention and […]