The Scheveningen location of the Hague Penitentiary Institution more popularly known as Scheveningen Prison is a famous prison in
Belgisch Park, a neighbourhood in the
Scheveningen district of
The Hague,
Netherlands. The penitentiary in the east section of Scheveningen is located at the road Pompstationsweg. The complex Scheveningen includes a Penitentiary Psychiatric Center, Limited Secured Installation (also called 'open design') and the Justice Center for Somatic Care (formerly the Penitentiary Hospital or Judicial Medical Center).
United Nations Detention Unit A special independently acting unit in the penitentiary's Scheveningen location hosts the
United Nations Detention Unit (UNDU), a
UN-administered jail as part of the facility. The UNDU was established in 1993 as part of the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the
ICC Detention Centre for the detention of people awaiting trial before the
International Criminal Court. The penitentiary was picked as a trial location for the International Criminal Court, through
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1688 of 17 June 2006.
Oranjehotel The Scheveningen prison was built in 1919 to house minor criminals. During
World War II the prison was confiscated by the Germans and renamed
Polizeigefängnis, but was colloquially known as
Oranjehotel. More than 25,000 passed through the prison, the vast majority being Jews, resistance fighters, and political prisoners. Most went on to German prisons and
concentration camps. 215 prisoners were executed at the
Waalsdorpervlakte, the dunes opposite the prison. The original buildings were decommissioned in 2009, and were designated a national monument in 2010. About two-thirds of the complex was torn down much to the dismay of the Oranjehotel Foundation. ==References==