Where there’s a will, there’s a way? Exit in Prison: processes, programs and
recommendations
One of the priorities on the political agenda in Belgium is the approach of radicalization in prison. With
a modified prison policy and the implementation of disengagement and de-radicalization programs
during detention, the government tries to prevent detainees from radicalizing. The question is what
the concrete content is and/or should be of such disengagement programs and to what extent they
are effectively achieving their goal? In order to answer these questions, we look at the disengagement
programs of three European countries: Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany. Based on these international
insights and expertise, we identify a number of ‘good practices’ for the Belgian situation. Although
the Belgian federal and Flemish government have taken a number of initial steps, it is clear that
there is still much work to be done.