The Norwegian Correctional Service (in Norwegian: ''Kriminalomsorgen'') is a

government agency A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...

responsible for the implementation of detention and punishment in a way that is reassuring for the society and for preventing crimes. The agency is governed by the

Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security The Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security ( no, Det kongelige justis- og beredskapsdepartement) is a Norwegian government ministry that oversees justice, the police, and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the ministry is to provide ...

. The agency was created as the Prison Board ( no, 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.

Kragerø Prison Kragerø () is a town and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Grenland and the smaller Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø. The city of Krager� ...

is (as of 2016) Norway's fourth prison for females and a fifth is expected to start operating as a wing of Kongsvinger Prison in the beginning of 2017.

Organization

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The Correctional Service is organised into a

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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. In addition, th
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. Oslo kretsfengsels inngang

The regions

Correctional Services is divided into five regions.

Eastern Region

Correctional Services Eastern Region includes the counties of Oslo and Østfold,

Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...

, Hedmark and Oppland. The administration is in Oslo. The region has a capacity of 1,557 inmates, divided to Bredtveit Prison,

Halden Prison Halden Prison ( no, Halden fengsel) is a maximum-security prison in Halden, Norway. It has three main units and has no conventional security devices. The second-largest prison in Norway, it was established in 2010 with a focus on rehabilitation; ...

, Ravneberget Prison,

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Oslo Prison Oslo Prison ( no, Oslo fengsel) is the district prison of Oslo, Norway. It is the largest prison in Norway, with a capacity of around 350 detainees. The prison was called ' until 2001. The prison has several departments. Department A is the former ...

and

Sarpsborg Prison Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighb ...

Ila Detention and Security Prison Ila prison and detention center (Norwegian: ''Ila fengsel og forvaringsanstalt'') is a high security prison in Ila in Bærum municipality in Akershus county, outside the capital city of Oslo in Norway. It is the national preventive detention facil ...

, Ullersmo Prison, Kongsvinger Prison,

Ilseng Prison Ilseng Prison ( no, Ilseng fengsel) is a prison in Ilseng, Innlandet county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost ...

Hamar Prison Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest la ...

Vestoppland Prison Vestoppland Prison ( no, Vestoppland fengsel) is a prison in the county of Innlandet, Norway. It consists of two correctional facilities, located in Gjøvik and Valdres Valdres () is a traditional district in central, southern Norway, situated ...

and Bruvoll Prison 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. This institution opened in December 2012 in Kongsvinger.

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 Bastøy Prison ( no, Bastøy fengsel) is a minimum-security prison on Bastøy Island, Norway, located in the Horten municipality about 75 km south of Oslo. The prison is on a 2.6 km2 island and hosts 115 inmates. Arne Kvernvik-Nilsen, governor of ...

Telemark Prison Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

, Søndre Vestfold Prison, Nordre Vestfold Prison, Sandefjord Prison,

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Ringerike Prison Ringerike Prison ( Norwegian: ''Ringerike fengsel'') is located in Ringerike municipality, just south of the small town of Tyristrand, Norway, not far from Tyrifjorden Tyrifjorden (Lake Tyri) is a lake in Norway. It lies northwest of Oslo a ...

Hassel Prison Hassel may refer to: Places *Hassel (Bergen), a municipality in the borough of Bergen, Lower Saxony, Germany * Hassel (Weser), a municipality in the district of Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Germany *Hassel, Saxony-Anhalt, a municipality in the district ...

Drammen Prison Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konne ...

and

Drammen halfway house Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konne ...

in addition to the probation offices in Buskerud, Telemark and Vestfold

Southwestern Region

Correctional Services south-western region includes the counties of

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...

and Agder. The administration is located in Sandnes. The region consists of Agder Prison, Evje, Agder Prison, Froland,

Agder Prison, Mandal Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south ...

, Solholmen halfway house, Agder probation offices ( Kristiansand,

Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...

and Lyngdal), Auklend halfway house, Haugesund Prison, Rogaland probation offices (

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

and

Haugesund Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...

), Sandeid Prison,

Stavanger Prison Stavanger Prison ( Norwegian: ''Stavanger fengsel'') is a prison, located in Stavanger, Norway The prison was opened in its present form in 2001. The building was then renovated and replaced the former Stavanger Prison which was completed in 1963 ...

and Åna Prison.

Western Region

Correctional Services, Western Region includes the counties of Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

. The administration is located in Bergen, Regional Director, Per Sigurd Våge. The region consists of

Bergen Prison Bergen Prison is located in the Bergen kommune in Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The admi ...

Vik Prison Vik (Old Norse: vík) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following: Places Iceland *Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland Iran *Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Norway * ...

, Ålesund Prison,

Hustad Prison Hustad is a village in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies along the Hustadvika coastal area. The village of Hustad is located in the Nerland urban area which covers about and has a population (2013) of 249. Hu ...

Bjørgvin Prison Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula ...

Lyderhorn halfway house, probation offices in Bergen (Hordaland),

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

, 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 Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

, Troms and Finnmark. The office is located in Trondheim. The Northern Region consists of

Trondheim Prison Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, Verdal Prison,

Mosjøen Prison Mosjøen (; sma, Mussere) is a town in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Mosjøen is the oldest town in the Helgeland region, with only the town of Bodø being older within Nordland county. The town is also the administrative centre ...

Bodø Prison Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland ...

, Bodø halfway house,Bodø Overgangsbolig
in Norwegian Vadsø Prison and Tromsø Prison, in addition to the probation offices in Finnmark, Troms, Nordland, Nord-Trøndelag and Sør- Trøndelag.

References

External links

The Norwegian Correctional Services, Official information in English

International Centre for Prison Studies; Norway

Prisons and probation offices

-Official website on supplementary information on conditions of imprisonment at all prisons

-List of probation offices with additional information

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