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‘Like mice in a cage’: Inside Europe’s prison overcrowding crisis
In some of Europe’s richest countries, including Belgium, overcrowding is driving a severe deterioration of conditions.
Source Al Jazeera AI Summary Updated June 2, 2026
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In some of Europe’s richest countries, including Belgium, overcrowding is driving a severe deterioration of conditions.
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