What is the effect of architecture on a person's well-being? What are new ways of working of architects that can inspire the ecosystem of detention houses? The city as construct, this learning lab the central topic is architecture. Architecture is still too often understood as simply creating a building. However, as these buildings [...]

How is technology integrated in detention houses? What are future possibilities to include technology into the design and how to decide what role technology should play in a detention house? Technology has become an indispensable part of our society. It is completely ingrained into the DNA of the daily life of every human [...]

How can a detention house provide an answer for a sustainable justice system and sustainable cities? Climate change and biodiversity losses are considered to be two of the main crises of our current time. But how sustainable is our detention system? On a micro level, how could greenspace in detention houses be supportive [...]

On what bases do we differentiate? What key needs follow? Do staff profiles change as a result? Which bases need differentiation in the guidelines? In order to offer a tailored approach, programs and settings should be differentiated on a broad continuum of security, care and developmental needs. It is hereby important that justice-involved [...]

How are detention houses and social enterprises linked? What could people living in a detention house offer to the community and vice versa? In many countries people in prison earn less that €1 per hour. Paying people normal wages is a crucial step for people to feel part or society. How can this be [...]

What are the principles of relational security and how are these integrated into different concepts of small scale detention houses? Working in any detention facility can be a challenging task. People within these facilities display a large variety of cognitive, psychological, and social challenges. In promoting a safe and therapeutic environment a sound [...]