Join us in one of Norway's youth prisons
11/26/2023, 10:36:36 PM
Highlights: Norway has had juvenile prisons since 2015. There are two in total, one outside Oslo and one in Björgvin. The seats are expensive, but the model is successful, says director Åsmund Steine. In three years, juvenile prisons will be ready in Sweden, a decision announced by the current government last autumn. Follow us into the prison and see the cells and surroundings in the feature above. Back to Mail Online home. back to the page you came from.
NOK 24,000 per day costs a place in the country's juvenile prisons. Routines, therapy and a high staff density are some of the components. "We need to stimulate what will make them make better choices in the future," says Åsmund Steine, director of the prison in Björgvin.
In three years, juvenile prisons will be ready in Sweden, a decision announced by the current government last autumn.
Norway has had juvenile prisons since 2015. There are two in total, one outside Oslo and one in Björgvin.
The seats are expensive, but the model is successful," says director Åsmund Steine. He highlights a clear structure and a high staff density as a recipe for success.
"It's important that there are routines and a clear expectation from us of the young people," he says.
Follow us into the prison and see the cells and surroundings in the feature above.