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Foreign prisoners in Norway
Rome 23/11/12
Gerhard Ploeg Ph.D.
Ministry of Justice and Public Safety, Senior adviser, Dept. of
Corrections
Reintegration guarantee
• Work• Education• Housing• Income• Health services• Addiction
treatment• Debt counselling• Identity papers
Political guarantee by the Government
Import model:• Services delivered
by local providers• Continuity• Involvement• Budget
Development
Foreign nationals in Norwegian prisons per June 1
in percentage of total prison population
Scope
New admissions per year doubled from 2006 (1,436) to
2011 (2,730)
Peak at 2,810 in 2009
From 114 different countries
in 2011
53 % of preliminary custody admissions
Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Iraq
Around 1/3 of all inmates
General issues
LanguageContact with loved onesCultureReligionFoodDisplacement, alienationMental health problems
Different groups
• Foreign nationals to be expelled• transferred during sentence• expelled after sentence• non-returnable
• Foreign nationals with residence permit / work permit
Transfer during sentences• European Convention• Bilateral agreements• Latvia• Romania• Lithuania
• Not signed FD 909 (yet)
To be expelled
2009 2010 2011 20120
10
20
30
40
50
60
Transferred sentences
To be expelled
Special prison for sentenced foreign nationals with extradition measure
Questions:• Limited number of places (100)
raises the issue of selection• Contents• Competency among staff• Delivery of services
Non-returnable
What do we offer them??
How can we co-operate internationally in order to ensure a better reintegration?
QUESTION:
