Søndre Vestfold fengsel, Berg avdeling

Søndre Vestfold fengsel, Berg avdeling (Southern Vestfold prison, Berg department, from now on “Berg prison”) is a lower-security prison opened in 1975. Berg is located in the outskirts of Tønsberg, in Vestfold and Telemark county. The prison is built as a camp, with several barracks serving a range of different purposes. Berg is especially known for providing versatile educational and working opportunities. For instance, the prison runs a farm, where the residents are given theresponsibility of tending cattle, sheep and cultivating a range of agricultural products.

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SMALL-SCALE

Berg prison can house 48 residents, exceeding the recommended limit of 30 for a small facility. Residents live in three barracks with single rooms for everyone. In each of the three barracks, there are shared bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room with TV.

SMALL-scale

Berg prison can house 48 residents, exceeding the recommended limit of 30 for a small facility. Residents live in three barracks with single rooms for everyone. In each of the three barracks, there are shared bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room with TV.

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Berg prison can house 48 residents, exceeding the recommended limit of 30 for a small facility. Residents live in three barracks with single rooms for everyone. In each of the three barracks, there are shared bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room with TV.

Søndre Vestfold fengsel, Berg avdeling is a:

Open detention facility

for:

48 PEOPLE,
Men

Indicated principles:

Community-integrated, Differentiated

Søndre Vestfold fengsel, Berg avdeling is a:

Open detention facility

for:

48 PEOPLE,
Men

Indicated principles:

Community-integrated, Differentiated

Søndre Vestfold fengsel, Berg avdeling is a:

Open detention facility

for:

48 PEOPLE,
Men

Indicated principles:

Community-integrated, Differentiated

DIFFERENTIATION

Berg accepts people imprisoned for all types of offences and of all ages. The residents are nevertheless carefully selected through interviews and based on a recommendation by their current prisons. Ideally, the people accepted to Berg have some years of their prison sentence left, thus there is enough time to work on personal development.

Berg has a great focus on the use of activities as means of the reintegration process. When the residents arrive at Berg, they are employed at one of several different workplaces according to their own wishes. At the workplaces, the residents are offered the possibility to take different courses which may result in a certificate of apprenticeship. Additionally, some people lacking formal education may take secondary school courses. The residents may also take full-time courses and degrees in higher education at the nearby University of Southeastern Norway, or digital courses in other institutions.

COMMUNITY-INTEGRATION

Berg is active within the local community. Outside of the prison gates, there is a 24-hour open sales stall, known as “Bergboden”, where the residents sell the products produced at Berg, such as vegetables, honey and benches, stools and birdhouses. They also sell a range of different seeds and flowers grown in the greenhouse. Every autumn, the residents arrange a popular farmers market where the local community can buy the products of Berg and nearby Bastøy prison, directly from the residents. At times, the residents judge local football matches, or help with organising local marathons and cycling races. Residents who are part of the cycling group also participate in the yearly national Birkebeiner cycling race.

Differentiation

Berg accepts people imprisoned for all types of offences and of all ages. The residents are nevertheless carefully selected through interviews and based on a recommendation by their current prisons. Ideally, the people accepted to Berg have some years of their prison sentence left, thus there is enough time to work on personal development.

Berg has a great focus on the use of activities as means of the reintegration process. When the residents arrive at Berg, they are employed at one of several different workplaces according to their own wishes. At the workplaces, the residents are offered the possibility to take different courses which may result in a certificate of apprenticeship. Additionally, some people lacking formal education may take secondary school courses. The residents may also take full-time courses and degrees in higher education at the nearby University of Southeastern Norway, or digital courses in other institutions.

Community-integration

Berg is active within the local community. Outside of the prison gates, there is a 24-hour open sales stall, known as “Bergboden”, where the residents sell the products produced at Berg, such as vegetables, honey and benches, stools and birdhouses. They also sell a range of different seeds and flowers grown in the greenhouse. Every autumn, the residents arrange a popular farmers market where the local community can buy the products of Berg and nearby Bastøy prison, directly from the residents. At times, the residents judge local football matches, or help with organising local marathons and cycling races. Residents who are part of the cycling group also participate in the yearly national Birkebeiner cycling race.

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Berg is active within the local community. Outside of the prison gates, there is a 24-hour open sales stall, known as “Bergboden”, where the residents sell the products produced at Berg, such as vegetables, honey and benches, stools and birdhouses. They also sell a range of different seeds and flowers grown in the greenhouse. Every autumn, the residents arrange a popular farmers market where the local community can buy the products of Berg and nearby Bastøy prison, directly from the residents. At times, the residents judge local football matches, or help with organising local marathons and cycling races. Residents who are part of the cycling group also participate in the yearly national Birkebeiner cycling race.
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