Burglars break into Dutch prison to steal televisions from inmates

Twice in the past six weeks, burglars broke into a minimum-security prison and stole televisions from cells while prisoners were on weekend leave, a spokesman for the justice ministry said on Wednesday. The prison, in the town of Hoorn 26 miles north-east of Amsterdam, is for inmates near the end of their sentences. The facility is what the Dutch government calls a "very modestly protected environment", where prisoners transition back into society. They are typically allowed weekend leave. The thefts happened on two separate weekends about a month apart in March and April. The ministry spokesman said it has still not been able to confirm how the burglars gained access. A spokesman for the public prosecutor's office in the region confirmed only that a break-in at the prison had been reported to police and added that no arrests had yet been made... Telegraph