Stavanger Prison ( Norwegian: ''Stavanger fengsel'') is a

prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...

, located in

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

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The prison was opened in its present form in 2001. The building was then renovated and replaced the former Stavanger Prison which was completed in 1963. Stavanger Prison a capacity of 71 in 4 compartments for all categories of prisoners. The inmates are still in police custody or serving sentences. The prison has separate departments for women and a special department to solve problems with drugs and alcohol. The prison belongs to the Southwestern Region of the

Norwegian Correctional Services The Norwegian Correctional Service (in Norwegian: ''Kriminalomsorgen'') is a government agency responsible for the implementation of detention and punishment in a way that is reassuring for the society and for preventing crimes. The agency is gove ...

.About Stavanger Prison
,

in Norwegian

References

External links

Stavanger Prisons website
in Norwegian Buildings and structures in Stavanger Prisons in Norway 2001 establishments in Norway {{Norway-struct-stub