Ringerike prison. Photo: The Parliamentary Ombud

Visit Report – Ringerike Prison

The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) visited Ringerike Prison from February 6 to 8, 2024.

Ringerike Prison is a high-security prison for men with 160 places. During the visit, 134 inmates were in the prison.

Of these, 46 were on remand, 82 were convicted, and 6 had preventive detention sentences. Two of the detainees were placed in a department with a particularly high security level.