Modern Norway is an example of respect for every resident of his country, including citizens imprisoned. Today, a Norwegian prison is a place whose main function is to preserve and develop the social life of the convict. This approach contributed to the creation of a comfortable life and a good psychological situation in the country's prisons, which brought them to the list of the best in the world.
Altogether, there are 50 prisons in Norway with about 3,700 prisoners. The smallest Norwegian prison is designed for 16 people, the largest - for 400. About 3400 workers are involved in the care of prisoners, and you can get into the ranks through a strict selection. All of them have a high educational level and periodically pass exams on ethics and human rights. In most prisons, guards do not carry weapons, play sports and dine with prisoners.
The Norwegian principle of “convict is ordinary citizen” is confirmed in everything. The provision of medical care is carried out by employees of municipal institutions. Buffet meals are equated to menus in a good restaurant. All conditions have been created for playing sports, and trips with an instructor to the mountains are organized for lovers of slalom. Despite the short sentences (on average - 6 months), a third of convicts are given leave home. There is also the right to weekly meetings with relatives, and for long visits, each Norwegian prison has separate comfortable houses. The daily salary, regardless of work, is about 10 dollars.
Halden Prison is rightfully considered the most humane and luxurious in the world. Its construction, which lasted 10 years, cost the state $ 252 million. Now 250 people are serving time in it, and the country spends 185 thousand dollars a year on the maintenance of each of them.
Outwardly, the Halden prison in Norway resembles a modern recreation center. On the territory of a forest of 30 hectares there are cozy buildings, lined with wood and decorated with frescoes. The camera, designed for one prisoner, is a bright room with a window, an LCD TV and a shower. The living room and kitchen, equipped with modern appliances, are shared by 12 people. All rooms are decorated with works of art, the purchase of which was spent about 1 million dollars.
The only duty of the convict in this prison is to be in the cell from 8-30 in the evening until 7-30 in the morning. He can devote the rest of his time to himself, especially since working here is optional. The convicted person can stroll throughout the forest, shop at a local supermarket, play sports in the hall, record a song in a music studio or go to cooking classes.
The Norwegian prison, whose photo flew around the world, is called Ila. Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik is serving his term here . For him, an isolated three-room camera was allocated from a bedroom, a study with a computer and a gym. The country's humane prison service decided that special people periodically make him a company for playing chess. Norwegian law does not allow people to be held in solitary confinement for long periods.
Norwegian silt prison has a strong economy with its own vegetable greenhouse. The cameras are decorated with light wood, the windows have cheerful curtains, and in the common room on the tables there is fresh fruit in a vase.
The Norwegian principle regarding convicts is fully justified. The country has one of the lowest levels of recidivism, since, having been released, former prisoners quickly adapt to ordinary life.