Bijlmerbajes

However it turned out that the glass of the windows was not completely unbreakable, so bars were retroactively fitted, known as lamellen.

In 2017, five teams were selected for the redevelopment of the former penitentiary complex[1] and in 2022 the finished project of Bajeskwartier was presented to the customers seeking accommodation and recreational services[2] The six towers each operate as a separate prison, each with a different type of prisoners and/or function.

Emergency stairs are provided on two locations: one set next to the lifts and another shaft is built on the other end of each tower.

Examples are: working in the workshops on the ground-floor, library, training or education, yard-time, doctors office etc.

Criminals convicted to a longer sentence than 6 months are moved to a prison, but often this last term is used for an HVB as well.

Optional prisoners can earn some money (approximately 20 Euros per week) by performing simple work in the workshop.

The five pavilions are divided into: The program offered in the normal departments is comparable with Het Schouw.

These offenders commit many relatively small crimes and earlier prison sentences didn't stop them re-offending.

[citation needed] People convicted to the ISD program can be locked up for a period of two years, even when the normal sentence for that crime is much shorter.

Het Veer is a national crisis facility to accommodate people with severe psychological problems.

During this period the staff will decide about an individual treatment program and all effort is given to calm down the patient.

When the patient is stabilized he will be treated for his problems until he is ready to return to a normal facility or to go to a special centre (outside or within the justice system).