Ila Prison
Ila prison and detention center (Norwegian: ''Ila fengsel og forvaringsanstalt'') is a high security prison in Ila in Bærum municipality in Akershus county, outside the capital city of Oslo in Norway. It is the national preventive detention facility for men in Norway, i.e. the prison for men serving preventive detention (''forvaring''), Norway's maximum penalty. Ila generally houses the most dangerous criminals in Norway, who are convicted of violent and sexual crimes. History Ila Detention and Security Prison was mostly built in the period from 1937 to 1939 and was completed in 1940 when Norway was attacked and occupied by Nazi Germany in World War II. The prison was used to house Grini Prison Camp. The prison mainly housed Norwegians who were in political opposition during World War II. After the war it changed its name to '' Ilebu'' prison and on 8 May 1945 became a camp for prisoners, held in custody and judged traitors from World War II. From 1951, Ila supervision uni ...
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