Cell sentences of up to three years were rarely if ever effectively carried out for years due to lack of space in prisons. They were replaced by electronic surveillance, and under six months were often not carried out at all. However, this impunity is partly responsible for the high recidivism rate and thus also for overcrowding in prisons, according to Van Quickenborne.

That's some backwards reasoning right there. I'll chalk it up to a pita and beer hangover from his male-only birthday party.