Norway
Capital city — Oslo
Country population
i2017Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
Type of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
Prison density
Total number of prison facilities
i2017An NPM has been established
Yescreated in 2013
Female prisoners
Percentage of untried prisoners
-
iDeath penalty is abolished
Yessince 1979
+
Overview
Prison population
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
54
i
2017
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
4,042
i
[ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/search/node/ norway)