Hague Penitentiary Institution

The Hague Penitentiary Institution (Dutch: Penitentiaire Inrichting Haaglanden) is a Dutch prison that is part of the Judicial Institutions Department (Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen, DJI) of the Ministry of Justice.

The Zoetermeer location is for Systematic offenders and the Scheveningen location serves as a Penitentiary Psychiatric Center, the 'open design' Limited Secured Installation and Judicial Medical Center.

The UNDU was established in 1993 as part of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the ICC Detention Centre for the detention of people awaiting trial before the International Criminal Court.

The penitentiary was picked as a trial location for the International Criminal Court, through United Nations Security Council Resolution 1688 of 17 June 2006.

During World War II the prison was confiscated by the Germans and renamed Polizeigefängnis, but was colloquially known as Oranjehotel.

Logo of the Penitentiary Institution Haaglanden
The Penitentiary Institution Haaglanden's Scheveningen location.
Main entrance to the Hague Penitentiary Institution at the Scheveningen location
Security area at the entrance at the Scheveningen location
Cell 601, the death cell during World War II