Marianne Vollan, head of the Norwegian Correctional Services, believes the country's prisons face a crisis. Queues for those needing cells who are awaiting trial have grown and there are over 400 charged individuals who cannot be locked up.
Prisons, such as in Oslo and Ullersmo prison, are in such bad condition that parts of the building may have to be closed.
"The capacity of Norwegian prisons is cracked and the prisons are worn down," Vollan told Aftenposten. "But at the same time, the queues for expiation grow. The Norwegian criminal care directorate asks the government to handle the challenges.
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