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[martinuzz]

Nah. Prison uniforms is not a dutch thing. The orange suits is a US thing.
(It has to do with rehabilitation. The idea is that at some point, prisoners will return to society. Wearing prison uniforms works counterproductive in preparing prisoners for going back to society. It increases the onset of institutionalisation).
Institutionalisation is a psychiatric disorder caused by long term stay in prisons or other closed wards. It can cause serious handicaps, like not being able to poop and pee without having someone around to ask permission for that first. It is the main cause for prisoners doing crime after being released (after a long sentence), because they want to go back to prison, not knowing how to function in free society anymore.

The other thing is that dutch society is very individual freedom oriented. Things like uniforms (except for professions requiring one like police forces) are frowned upon and associated with authoritarian regimes.