but the security is very high. >> preventing escape is a high priority at hasselt. that's why peter was transferred here two weeks ago. he was sentenced for five years for the armed robbery of three jewelry couriers and tried to boldly cut that sentence short. >> i notice when you walk, you have a limp. why? >> there was an accident when i escaped. there was a construction going on in the prison. they had this ladder, and we run and jump over the fence, so i actually made it out. i run and they catch me five, six kilometers in a village. and from there, they move me to this prison. >> peter says he is escape was motivated by the pressures of being the parent of four young children. >> there is no one to take them there. there are complications with little children, you know. >> in the united states, an escape attempt usually leads to more time in prison. but it's a very different story in belgium. >> it's the law that says the fact of escaping is not a crime, but they can do another crime. for example, if they escape with the prison clothes, keeping those prison clo