A new "humane" prison that was completed at the end of last year will have its official opening in the coming weeks. Before inmates are relocated to the site in Dendermonde, security procedures will be tested by young people in the "Defence and Security" work-study programme on Tuesday.
Around 100 students, along with accompanying adults, will be locked up in the new Dendermonde prison on Tuesday. The students come from various institutions such as the St. Guidon Institute in Anderlecht, the Heilig Graf in Turnhout, the IVV Sint-Vincentius in Ghent, the technical schools in Mechelen and the Sint-Norbertus Institute in Antwerp.
The 100 fake inmates will be treated like prisoners for one day and will at the same time be able to familiarise themselves with the job of a security assistant or prison guard.
On 11 March, the first (real) prisoners will be transferred to the new prison.
