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The Netherlands is so secure that it imports criminals to fill its prisons.
Since 2004, the Netherlands has seen a continuous reduction in crime, and it has grown so safe that it has closed down one jail after another—23 prisons have shuttered their doors since 2014. To assist reduce employment losses, the nation has begun importing convicts from foreign countries, including 242 offenders from Norway in 2015.
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