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 theMinistry of Justice.It can accommodate more than 1,000 detainees and consists of two locations, atZoetermeerandScheveningen.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. A special independent unit in the Scheveningen location serves as aUnited Nations Detention Unit(UNDU) for international offenders where they remain in pre-trial detention under the responsibility of theUnited Nationslike suspects of theInternational Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia(ICTY) and of theInternational Criminal Court(ICC).
Zoetermeer location[edit]
TheZoetermeerlocation of the Hague Penitentiary Institution was built in 1995 and is located in the Rokkenhage district of Zoetermeer, a city in westernNetherlands,in the province ofSouth Holland.The penal institution in Zoetermeer is a detention center and an Institution for Systematic offenders (ISD). The location has capacity for nearly 400 detainees.
Scheveningen location[edit]
The Scheveningen location of the Hague Penitentiary Institution more popularly known as Scheveningen Prison is a famous prison inBelgisch Park(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈbɛlɣispɑr(ə)k],literally Belgian Park), a neighbourhood in theScheveningendistrict ofThe Hague,Netherlands.The penitentiary in the east section of Scheveningen is located at the road Pompstationsweg.
The complex Scheveningen includes a Penitentiary Psychiatric Center, Limited Secured Installation (also called 'open design') and the Justice Center for Somatic Care (formerly the Penitentiary Hospital or Judicial Medical Center).
United Nations Detention Unit[edit]
A special independently acting unit in the penitentiary's Scheveningen location hosts theUnited Nations Detention Unit(UNDU), aUN-administered jail as part of the facility. The UNDU was established in 1993 as part of theInternational Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia(ICTY) and theICC Detention Centrefor the detention of people awaiting trial before theInternational Criminal Court.The penitentiary was picked as a trial location for the International Criminal Court, throughUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 1688of 17 June 2006.[1]
Oranjehotel[edit]
The Scheveningen prison was built in 1919 to house minor criminals. DuringWorld War IIthe prison was confiscated by the Germans and renamedPolizeigefängnis,but was colloquially known asOranjehotel.[2]
More than 25,000 passed through the prison, the vast majority being Jews, resistance fighters, and political prisoners. Most went on to German prisons andconcentration camps.[3]
215 prisoners were executed at theWaalsdorpervlakte,the dunes opposite the prison.[2]
The complex became a prison again after the liberation,[2]however cell 601, one of the cells for people condemned to death, remained in authentic condition.[4]
The original buildings were decommissioned in 2009, and were designated a national monument in 2010.[3]
About two-thirds of the complex was torn down much to the dismay of the Oranjehotel Foundation.[2]
References[edit]
- ^United Nations Security Council resolution 1688ArchivedSeptember 9, 2008, at theWayback Machine
- ^abcd"What about the Oranjehotel".Oranjehotel Foundation via Heijmans.Retrieved14 June2020.
- ^ab"Nationaal Monument Oranjehotel"(in Dutch).Retrieved14 June2020.
- ^"Scheveningen, 'Oranjehotel'".4 en 5 mei(in Dutch).Retrieved14 June2020.