Norwegian Correctional Service
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| Directorate for execution of custody, imprisonment, probation and various community services. overview | |
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| Formed | January 1, 2001 |
| Jurisdiction | Ministry of Justice and Public Security |
| Headquarters | P.O. box 344, 2001 Lillestrøm |
| Website | kriminalomsorgen |
The Norwegian Correctional Service (in Norwegian: Kriminalomsorgen) is a government agency responsible for the implementation of detention and punishment in a way that is reassuring for the society and for preventing criminal acts. The agency is governed by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.[1]
The agency was created as the Prison Board (Norwegian: Fængselsstyrelsen later written Fengselsstyret) in 1875 and was subordinate to the Department of Justice and Police, headed by a director. The Prison Board was disbanded in 2002 and replaced by the Norwegian Correctional Service.
is (as of 2016) Norway's fourth prison for females and a fifth is expected to start operating as a wing of at the beginning of 2017.
Organization[]
The Correctional Service is organised into a hierarchy consisting of the Correctional Services Directorate (Kriminalomsorgsdirektoratet) which is responsible for the professional and administrative management, a regional level, consisting of five regional administrations, and a local level with individual prison and probation offices.[2] In addition, the Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy (KRUS), which has responsibility for agency training of prison officers and The Correctional IT services (KITT), which is responsible for the development, implementation and customization of Information technology systems in the agency.[3]
The regions[]
Correctional Services is divided into five regions.[4][5][6]
Eastern Region[]
Correctional Services Eastern Region includes the counties of Oslo and Østfold, Akershus, Hedmark and Oppland. The administration is in Oslo. The region has a capacity of 1,557 inmates, divided to Bredtveit Prison, Halden Prison, , , Oslo Prison and , Ila Detention and Security Prison, Ullersmo Prison, , Ilseng Prison, , Vestoppland Prison and and halfway houses in the Arups gate and Sandaker in Oslo, in addition to the probation offices in Oslo, Østfold, Akershus, Hedmark and Oppland counties.
In order to decrease costs for interpreters and other special needs of foreign inmates, foreign nationals serving sentences involving subsequent deportation were in 2012 incarcerated in an institution holding only foreigners as they are not intended to be re-integrated into Norwegian society.[7] This institution opened in December 2012 in Kongsvinger.[8]
Southern Region[]
Correctional Service southern region includes the counties of Buskerud, Vestfold and Telemark. The administration is in Tønsberg, and Regional Director Bjørn Krogsrud. Correctional Service Southern Region includes Hof Prison, Bastøy Prison, , , , , , Ringerike Prison, , and in addition to the probation offices in Buskerud, Telemark and Vestfold
Southwestern Region[]
Correctional Services south-western region includes the counties of Rogaland and Agder. The administration is located in Sandnes.
The region consists of , , , Solholmen halfway house, Agder probation offices (Kristiansand, Arendal and Lyngdal), Auklend halfway house, , Rogaland probation offices (Stavanger and Haugesund), , Stavanger Prison and Åna Prison.
Western Region[]
Correctional Services, Western Region includes the counties of Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and Møre og Romsdal. The administration is located in Bergen, Regional Director, Per Sigurd Våge.
The region consists of Bergen Prison, , , , Lyderhorn halfway house, probation offices in Bergen (Hordaland), Molde, Ålesund and Kristiansund (Møre og Romsdal), Florø and Sogndal (Sogn og Fjordane). The Center for Drug Programs is under court control in Bergen.
Northern Region[]
Correctional Services, Northern Region includes the counties of Trøndelag, Nordland, Troms and Finnmark. The office is located in Trondheim.
The Northern Region consists of Trondheim Prison, , , , Bodø halfway house,[9] and , in addition to the probation offices in Finnmark, Troms, Nordland, Nord-Trøndelag and Sør- Trøndelag.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ ICPR International Centre for Prison Studies
- ^ "Kriminalomsorgsdirektoratet". regjeringen.no. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ Minestry of Justice and Public Security in English
- ^ Prison finder in Norwegian
- ^ List of probation offices
- ^ Regions
- ^ "Eget fengsel for utenlandske fanger". NRK. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Eget fengsel for utlendinger". Bergensavisen. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Bodø Overgangsbolig in Norwegian
External links[]
- The Norwegian Correctional Services, Official information in English
- Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Services (in English)
- International Centre for Prison Studies; Norway
Prisons and probation offices[]
- Find a prison -Official website on supplementary information on conditions of imprisonment at all prisons (in Norwegian)
- Find a probation office -List of probation offices with additional information (in Norwegian)
- Various forms of punishment in society (in Norwegian)
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- Penal system in Norway
- Prisons in Norway
- Prison and correctional agencies
- National law enforcement agencies of Norway
- Government agencies of Norway
- Government agencies established in 1875
- 1875 establishments in Norway