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Parliament adopts law on voluntary mobilization of prisoners

Parliament adopts law on voluntary mobilization of prisoners

At a plenary session on Wednesday, May 8, the Verkhovna Rada passed a law on the voluntary mobilization of certain categories of prisoners. The corresponding draft law No. 11079-1 was supported in the second reading and in general by 279 MPs. The draft law was initiated by the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, […]

Amazon has turned the former Dutch prison de Kopel into an office complex

Amazon has turned the former Dutch prison de Kopel into an office complex

Amazon Web Services has a new office complex. It is located on the grounds of the former de Kopel prison in Harlem, the Netherlands. The penitentiary system in the Netherlands has existed for over 100 years. The prison was opened in 1901. In 2016, after its closure, the domed building was used for some time […]