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Norway
Capital city —
Oslo
Country population
5,435,536
i
2022
/
Statistics Norway
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
58
i
01/05/2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional monarchy
Human Development Index
0.957
(1/189)
i
2019
/
UNDP
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.57
i
2020
/
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
i
(JD,
Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet
)
Total number of prisoners
3,124
i
05/2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
6.8
i
2020
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE 1 - Rapport 2021
Prison density
83.4 %
i
08/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
33
consisting of 58…
i
2021
/
Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research – ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2014
Female prisoners
5.4 %
i
05/2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.1 %
i
05/2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
24.7 %
i
2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1979
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Acronyms
BRIK
- Survey on prisoners needs and resources (
Behovs- og ressurskartlegging i Kriminalomsorgen
)
CPT
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
ECHR
- European Court of Human Rights
ESA
- The Execution of Sentences Act (
straffegjennomføringsloven
)
FFP
- Organisation for the support of Friends and Family of Prisoners (
For fangers pårørende
)
JD
- Ministry of Justice and Public Security (
Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet
)
KDI
- Directorate for Correctional Services (
Kriminalomsorgsdirektoratet
)
KRUS
- University College and Education Center (
Kriminalomsogens høgskole og utdanningssenter
)
KY
- The professional association of the Norwegian Correctional Service (
Kriminalomsorgens yrkesforbund
)
NCS
- Norwegian Correctional Service (
Kriminalomsorgen
)
NFF
- The Norwegian Prisons and ‘Free-care’ trade union (
Norsk Fengsels- og Friomsorgsforbund
)
NGO
- Non-governmental organization
NPM
- The Parliamentary Ombudsman (
Sivilombudsmannen
)
UNCAT
- Convention against Torture and other Crual, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
ICCPR
- United Nations International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights
UNCEDAW
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
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