Ringerike Prison ( Norwegian: ''Ringerike fengsel'') is located in Ringerike municipality, just south of the small town of

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, not far from

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. The prison is, according to the Norwegian standard, large and secure. The total area within the wall covers approx. 74

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. Ringerike prison is a closed institution in the Southern Region in the Norwegian Correctional Services, with the police custody and long-term prisoners as the primary groups. The Norwegian highest security prison will also handle high-risk inmates in a satisfactory manner. The prison is surrounded by a 7

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s high and 1068 meters long wall. The planning of a new prison in Ringerike went on for decades, as the former prison in

Hønefoss __NOTOC__ Hønefoss is a town and the administrative center of the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway. Hønefoss is an industrial center of inner Østlandet, containing several factories and other industry. As of 1 January 2008 ...

was both impractical and very old fashioned. Speed of the building process, however, it was not until the 1990s. The first inmates were received there in February 1997, and the prison has today a capacity of 160 inmates.Ringerike Prison facts
in Norwegian

External links

Official site in Norwegian

Information site in Norwegian

Information video

References

Ringerike (municipality) Prisons in Norway 1997 establishments in Norway Organizations established in 1997 {{Norway-struct-stub