The Dutch government has planned a strong investment in the total penal process, leading to both a quantitative as well as a qualitative expansion in the forensic science field.
His organization, known to residents as "the system," had its own penal process, including a jail, magistrates, and executioners.
Although the governing coalition is playing down the decision - with several ministers insisting that the penal process has "only just begun" – stunned reactions are coming through from the political opposition.
The need for forensic scientists is still growing due to the increasing importance of technical evidence in the penal process.
The Ministry of Justice was in charge of judicial and penal processes, but had no supervisory role over the Censorate or the Grand Court of Revision.
Sydney spent its first years as a penal colony.
Befitting a penal colony, Coiba is not easy to reach.
These women came from a penal colony for repeat offenders.
The island, once a penal colony, is now a tourist attraction.
When he was fifteen, he was sent to a penal colony for vagrancy.
