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 and is the nation's fifth largest lake with an area of 139 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level. ...
. The prison is, according to the Norwegian standard, large and secure. The total area within the wall covers approx. 74
acres.
Ringerike prison is a closed institution in the Southern Region in the
Norwegian Correctional Services, with the police custody and long-term prisoners as the primary groups. The Norwegian highest security prison will also handle high-risk inmates in a satisfactory manner. The prison is surrounded by a 7
meters high and 1068 meters long wall.
The planning of a new prison in Ringerike went on for decades, as the former prison in
Hønefoss was both impractical and very old fashioned. Speed of the building process, however, it was not until the 1990s. The first inmates were received there in February 1997, and the prison has today a capacity of 160 inmates.
Ringerike Prison facts
in Norwegian
External links
Official site in Norwegian
Information site in Norwegian
Information video
References
Ringerike (municipality)
Prisons in Norway
1997 establishments in Norway
Organizations established in 1997
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