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RESCALED - European Movement for Detention Houses

#WorthASecondChance Community Check In: Small Scale Youth Justice Facilities in the Netherlands.

Lived experience in the detention house ecosystem

Simen Iskariot Larsen 23 February 2026

Lived experience in the detention house ecosystem Our societies are under more and more fiscal strain due to increased wages,

“It’s a matter of communication but communication is a matter of feeling”

Laura Verstraete, Noa Shoshan, Helene De Vos 12 January 2026

The journey towards community-integration in the implementation of a detention house Introduction Detention houses are characterized by three principles: small-scale,

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Lived experience in the detention house ecosystem

Simen Iskariot Larsen 23 February 2026

Lived experience in the detention house ecosystem Our societies are under more and more fiscal strain due to increased wages, better healthcare and an ageing...

“It’s a matter of communication but communication is a matter of feeling”

Laura Verstraete, Noa Shoshan, Helene De Vos 12 January 2026

The journey towards community-integration in the implementation of a detention house Introduction Detention houses are characterized by three principles: small-scale, differentiation and community-integration. Unlocking the...

Kick-off INSPIRE project

INSPIRE 13 November 2025

INSPIRE is a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. It stands for Incarceration & Social Purpose in Restorative Cities. INSPIRE is...

WISH-EU PROJECT - IT’S ALL ABOUT KNOWLEDGE & IMPACT

WISH EU 13 November 2025

In March of 2022, a consortium of CSOs came together (De Huizen, Restorative Justice Netherlands, FARAPEJ, RESHAPE and Prison Insider) for the WISH-EU Project. WISH...

NOW TALKS 4# Privileges

Veronique Aicha 10 October 2025

On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the Maas youth panel organized the fourth NOW TALKS in collaboration with SPACE010 and Music Matters. The young people shine...

FROM NIMBY TO WIMBY PRACTICE BOOKLET.

FARAPEJ 7 October 2025

This booklet addresses going from Not In My Backyard (NIMBY) to Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) when implementing a small-scale, differentiated and community-integrated detention house....

Dutch Indiana Bell Building; Small-scale (detention) facilities for youngsters

Veronique Aicha 6 October 2025

Last week, the Dutch newspaper NRC[1] headlined “Five small juvenile prisons started as an experiment and are now virtually empty”. As a result of all...

Punishment that makes a difference?

Katrine Antonsen & Fabian Wahl Sandvold 12 September 2025

RESCALED principles practiced in existing Norwegian prisons Norway is a long and narrow country situated north in Europe, and has a relatively low population density....

RESCALED from an International Human Rights Law perspective

Elise Garel 3 June 2025

Graduated with a Master’s degree in International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law (IHRL), my first encounter with prisons’ issues were mostly through a...

CYCLES OF A CIVILIZED SOCIETY

Veronique Aicha Achoui 11 April 2025

Cycles can be discerned in a person’s life; day and night, winter, spring, summer, autumn. There are also cycles to unravel in society. In 1922...

STUDY OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF DETENTION HOUSES - RESHAPE PORTUGAL

RESHAPE PORTUGAL 1 March 2026

A SOLUTION FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE

Timmy, incarcerated person 20 December 2025

Belgium continues to build large-scale prisons that are based on a 19th century model. These new prisons are larger than ever. While Belgium used to...

HIGH-SECURITY INCARCERATION WITHIN THE PRINCIPLES OF RESCALED: Learning from a good, Norwegian practice

Elieze Termote 30 November 2025

From 11/10 to 14/10 me and other members of APAC went to Norway, Oslo. We were introduced to the organization ‘Wayback’ and the Norwegian prison...

RESCALED General Assembly 2021: Opening speech by the Chair

Marie-Odile Theoleyre, Chair of RESCALED 28 October 2025

Dear members, dear all, my dear friends It is really a great pleasure for me, and an honour, to inaugurate – and in person too!...

IS IT SAFE FOR TAXPAYERS TO INVEST IN OUR PRISONS?

Inês Viterbo 30 September 2025

Rumor has it that from a financial point of view, due to economies of scale, large prisons are a better option than small-scaled detention houses....

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Towards an optimal parenting context in detention

Izco Rincón, M., Pintelon, M. & Vanhouche, A. 18 August 2025

When a judge imposes a prison sentence, it has far-reaching consequences for the convicted person, for his or her family and the children involved. The...

Simen Iskariot Larsen 23 February 2026

Lived experience in the detention house ecosystem Our societies are under more and more fiscal strain due to increased wages, better healthcare and an ageing...

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Lived experience in the detention house ecosystem

“It’s a matter of communication but communication is a matter of feeling”

Lived experience in the detention house ecosystem