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Why the Dutch are closing prisons – and what they’re doing with empty ones The Dutch prison population has fallen so much that prisons are being repurposed for other uses. What went right? Culture Justice Society World
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Could community cash stop drivers speeding? This city in the Netherlands has taken an innovative step to try to dissuade people from speeding Society World
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The world’s first vertical forest for low-income housing is coming to the Netherlands Stefano Boeri has designed and built vertical forests across the world. He hopes his latest project will prove it’s possible to combine solu... Environment Society

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