"halve vrijheid" (verblijfplaats voor een gedetineerde in een gevangenis)
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18:22 Jan 18, 2011
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Dutch to English translations [PRO] Government / Politics / Prisons
Dutch term or phrase:"halve vrijheid" (verblijfplaats voor een gedetineerde in een gevangenis)
"Huidige Opdracht betreft het afsluiten van één DBFM-overeenkomst voor één gevangenis met een capaciteit van minimum 202 plaatsen voor gedetineerden en 10 plaatsen voor 'halve vrijheid' voor de regio XXX, waarbij de private partner zal instaan voor het ontwerp, de financiering en de bouw van de gevangenis alsook de terbeschikkingstelling (incl. onderhoud) van de gevangenis en het leveren van bepaalde taken van facilitaire dienstverlening."
Can someone help me think of what you call "cells" like this? "Semi-custodial cells"...? I'm sure I have heard it used before, but it seems to have slipped my mind at the moment.
The problem with your translation seems to be that the term 'semi-custody' pertains in both cases to short-term imprisonment:
When pronouncing a sentence for minor crimes, the judge may substitute imprisonment with substitute sanctions for short-term imprisonment. These sanctions are: a) Semi-custody: only the night is spent in prison;
I can't copy the other one, but just read the relevant passage and you will see
Binnen het systeem van halve vrijheid moet de gedetineerde ( buiten de gevangenis) werken of een scholing volgen. De rest van de tijd brengt hij in de strafinrichting door. Alleen veroordeelden (met minstens 3 jaar gevangenisstraf) die al een deel van hun straf effectief hebben uitgezeten, kunnen ten vroegste 6 maanden voor de datum van hun eventuele voorwaardelijke invrijheidstelling en op uitdrukkelijk verzoek van de gevangenisdirecteur voor deze maatregel in aanmerking komen.
of course the cells designed for persons enjoying 'halve vrijheid' may be constructed differently (or located in a separate department) from those designed for persons forced to stay inside, but that's a secondary issue
they need to build 202 cells for persons who will be full-time prisoners
and 10 cells for persons who will be (after a certain period of time) part-time prisoners :-)
Halve vrijheid
De halve vrijheid is een maatregel die aan een veroordeelde kan worden toegekend om zijn invrijheidstelling (vervroegde invrijheidstelling of strafeinde) voor te bereiden, waarbij hem de gelegenheid wordt gegeven een professionele taak, een opleiding of vorming, een therapeutische behandeling, kortom alle activiteiten die van aard zijn om zijn kansen op reïntegratie te verhogen, te beginnen of niet te moeten onderbreken. De gedetineerde die dit regime geniet verlaat de gevangenis elke dag voor de periode die nodig is om zijn activiteit te verrichten, maar dient dezelfde dag naar de gevangenis terug te keren.
De veroordeelde aan wie een halve vrijheid wordt toegekend blijft gedetineerd.
... 202 plaatsen voor gedetineerden en 10 plaatsen voor 'halve vrijheid'
As I understand it '202 places/ cells for detainees / prisoners
'for' means 'designed for' (bestemd voor)
it is not to do with the type of cell / place whatever but for whom these 'places' are meant
'10 plaatsen voor halve vrijheid' means '10 places for persons who will spend part of their time in their cells and another part outside in the free world'
philgoddard Local time: 03:42 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 10
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Phil. I think these rooms/places/"cells" might be called something like: "minimum-security places", as opposed to "maximum-security cells". I found this, e.g.: "The Thomson Correctional Center was built by Illinois in 2001 as a state prison with the potential to house maximum security inmates. Local officials hoped it would improve the local economy, providing jobs to a hard-hit community. State budget problems, however, have kept the 1,600-cell prison from ever fully opening. At present, it houses about 200 minimum-security inmates." (http://illinoiscarry.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19484)
Asker: I think these cover the 2 different rooms in the prison from my text: "minimum security cell" + "(maximum security) cell"
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This is a form of limited provisional release which is transitional to full release.
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In the UK, these are more frequently called bail hostels.
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Halfway houses or bail hostels are not inside a prison. They are a completely separate institution with specially trained staff from the probation department, not the prison service, who are meant to help facilitate the former convict's reintegration to society.
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To the best of my understanding (and I have been involved in documentation for the Prison and Probation services about these matters), part-time release does not take place from within prisons. It is to a specific address outside of prison (e.g. a halfway house or bail hostel) to which the prisoner has to report, quite often each night, during the period of part-time release and where he/she will be supervised by the Probation Services. Again to the best of my knowledge, there are no prisons operating a day release arrangement in the UK. But I remain to be educated. Please consult the Prison Service pages on the subject at http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/adviceandsupport/beforeaft...
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So to summarise, it would appear that the asker cannot look to the UK for this type of system if the facility exists within a prison. From Phil's extract, it would appear that this is being operated in Germany. The asker would need to research whether this is being operated in any English-speaking countries and if so, what it is called there.
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You may wish to investigate "Category D" provision. Apparently they do offer day release.
Textpertise United Kingdom Local time: 09:42 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 7
Notes to answerer
Asker: But what if these "halve vrijheid" places/cells are actually inside of the actual regular prison building?
Asker: @Textpertise: The prison in my text is in Belgium.
The translation workplace 
