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Foreign prisoners in Norway. Gerhard Ploeg Ph.D. Rome 23/11/12. Ministry of Justice and Public Safety , Senior adviser, Dept. of Corrections. Reintegration guarantee. Political guarantee by the Government. Work Education Housing Income Health services Addiction treatment
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Foreign prisoners in Norway Gerhard Ploeg Ph.D. Rome 23/11/12 Ministry of Justice and Public Safety, Senior adviser, Dept. of Corrections
Reintegration guarantee Political guarantee by the Government • Work • Education • Housing • Income • Health services • Addiction treatment • Debt counselling • Identity papers • 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 Around 1/3 of all inmates New admissions per year doubled from 2006 (1,436) to 2011 (2,730) 53 % of preliminary custody admissions Peak at 2,810 in 2009 From 114 different countries in 2011 Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Iraq
General issues • Language • Contact with loved ones • Culture • Religion • Food • Displacement, alienation • Mental health problems
Different groups • Foreign nationals to be expelled • transferred during sentence • expelled after sentence • non-returnable • Foreign nationals with residence permit / work permit
To be expelled • Transfer during sentences • European Convention • Bilateral agreements • Latvia • Romania • Lithuania • 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 • Contents • Competency among staff • Delivery of services
Non-returnable What do we offer them??
QUESTION: How can we co-operate internationally in order to ensure a better reintegration?
Thank you for your attention! E-mail: gerhard.ploeg@jd.dep.no Tel: +47 22 24 55 73 www.kriminalomsorgen.no