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:

Thank you for your attention!

E-mail: gerhard.ploeg@jd.dep.noTel: +47 22 24 55 73

www.kriminalomsorgen.no