Title of Article:Dutch Get Creative to Solve a Prison PRoblem: Too many empty Cells

Author:Dan Bilefsky

Direct Quotation: Prisons are very expensive. Unlike the United States, where people tend to focus
on the moral arguments for imprisonment, the Netherlands is more focused on what works and what is effective.

Paraphrase:The shortage of inmates in Netherlands prison is a huge problem right now most countries are overcrowded
with inmates while the Netherlands are currently having a shortage with inmates.

Summary:De Koepel prison in haarlem Netherlands is struggling to fill their prison with inmates which most countries are
currently overcrowded with inmates. of the prison cells are held empty. Reported crimes have drastically shrunk, 3,000 prison cells
were surplus. Some cells have been made into apartments for families due to lack of prisoners in the jail.

Citation in MLA format:

Bilefsky, Dan. "Dutch Get Creative to Solve a Prison Problem: Too Many Empty Cells." The New York Times. The
New York Times, 09 Feb. 2017. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.