Alytus halfway house

Alytus halfway house is located in the city of Alytus, in the south of Lithuania. It is one of nine halfway houses in Lithuania. The halfway houses fall under the jurisdiction of the Lithuanian prison system and their mission is to support reintegration and reduce recidivism. Alytus halfway house was founded in 2016. It has […]

Detention House Olen

Detention House Olen is located in the municipality of Olen, in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The facility falls under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government Department of Justice and operates within the Belgian detention house model. Housed in the former residential care centre De Sterrewijzer, the building was renovated and officially opened in July […]

IPPJ Saint-Servais

The Institution Publique de Protection de la Jeunesse (IPPJ) de Saint-Servais is a residential facility for girls located near Namur in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. It is the only IPPJ in the Wallonia–Brussels Federation exclusively for girls, meaning young women from across the region, including Brussels, may be placed here. Founded nearly a […]

Huis en Haard 3

Huis en Haard 3, located in The Hague, is a protected residential facility that offers adults with psychiatric conditions a safe and supportive living environment. This facility is managed by the Salvation Army. The aim of Huis en Haard 3 is to help residents return to society as independently as possible. This is achieved by […]

Tus Nua

Tus Nua is a facility located in Dublin 11, a suburban district on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 2014 by Depaul Ireland, an NGO primarily dedicated to homelessness services, and is co-funded by the Irish Government and the European Social Fund. Tus Nua offers housing and reintegration support to women transitioning […]

HG Winterthur

Halbgefangenschaft Winterthur (HG Winterthur) is a semi-detention facility located in the city of Winterthur, in the canton of Zürich. Its mission is to enable residents to maintain their professional, educational, and social environments while serving their sentence. The facility functions according to the semi-detention concept, which allows residents to work, study, or train during the […]

Vollzugszentrum Klosterfiechten

Vollzugszentrum Klosterfiechten (VZK) is a correctional and therapeutic facility located near Reinach in the Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. Founded in 1987, the facility operates as part of the Justiz- und Sicherheitsdepartement Basel-Stadt JSD BS (Justice and Security department) and combines custodial enforcement with specialised forensic therapeutic support. The facility follows the ROS concept, introduced in […]

Wohnheim Lindenfeld

Wohnheim Lindenfeld (WL) is located in Emmen, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Founded in 1974, the facility was originally established to provide accommodation and support for individuals leaving prison who lacked stable housing. Today, it is managed by a private non-profit foundation, the Wohnheim Lindenfeld Stiftung, which operates under formal contracts with both federal […]

Larvik prison

Søndre Vestfold fengsel, Larvik avdeling (“Southern Vestfold prison, Larvik department”, from now on “Larvik prison”) is a highsecurity prison for men. It was opened in 1862, and is located in the city of Larvik. Larvik prison is specialised on imprisoned youth between 18 and 25, and is the only Norwegian prison housing this target group […]

Halbe Treppe

Halbe Treppe is an open detention facility for women located in the Mohorn district of the town of Wilsdruff, in the German state of Saxony. The facility was established in 2022 through a collaboration between the Saxon State Ministry of Justice, Chemnitz Prison, and the NGO Outlaw gGmbH, which is responsible for its daily operations. […]