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 Work Education Education Housing Housing Income Income Health services Health services Addiction treatment Addiction treatment Debt counselling Debt counselling Identity papers Identity papers Political guarantee by the Government Import model: Services delivered by local providers Services delivered by local providers Continuity Continuity Involvement Involvement Budget 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 % of preliminary custody admissions Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Iraq Around 1/3 of all inmates
General issues Language Contact with loved ones CultureReligionFood Displacement, alienation Mental health problems
Different groups Foreign nationals to be expelled Foreign nationals to be expelled transferred during sentence transferred during sentence expelled after sentence expelled after sentence non-returnable non-returnable Foreign nationals with residence permit / work permit Foreign nationals with residence permit / work permit
Transfer during sentences European Convention European Convention Bilateral agreements Bilateral agreements Latvia Latvia Romania Romania Lithuania Lithuania Not signed FD 909 (yet) Not signed FD 909 (yet) To be expelled
Special prison for sentenced foreign nationals with extradition measure Questions: Limited number of places (100) raises the issue of selection Limited number of places (100) raises the issue of selection Contents Contents Competency among staff Competency among staff Delivery of services Delivery of services
Non-returnable What do we offer them??
How can we co-operate internationally in order to ensure a better reintegration? QUESTION:
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