Inside the Dutch prisons that migrants are calling home

The Netherlands has come up with a creative and controversial solution to the influx of migrants

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An Afghan refugee at the former prison of De Koepel in Haarlem, Netherlands.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Associated Press photographer Muhammed Muheisen recently traveled to these former prisons to capture the daily lives of the refugees who are making the most of it.)

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen))

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Julianne McShane
Julianne McShane

Julianne McShane is a student at New York University in the Global Liberal Studies program. She has interned at The Week, The Improper Bostonian, and NBC News. She plans to pursue a career in journalism after graduating.