Dutch prisons are closing due to shortage of criminals

Baku. 1 June. REPORT.AZ/ Five prisons in the Netherlands are slated to close their doors by the end of the summer, because the country didn't have enough criminals to fill them.

Report informs citing the Independent, a fairly long dynamics of crime reduction recorded in the kingdom.

These closures will result in the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs, only 700 of which will transition into other unknown roles within Dutch law enforcement. Trend of closing prisons follows a steady drop in crime since 2004. In 2013, 

19 prisons in the Netherlands were closed.