Norwegian Correctional Service

Norwegian Correctional Services Directorate
	Coat of arms
Directorate for execution of custody, imprisonment, probation and various community services.; overview
Formed	1 January 2001
Jurisdiction	Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Headquarters	P.O. box 344, 2001 Lillestrøm
Website	kriminalomsorgen.no

The Norwegian Correctional Service (in Norwegian: Kriminalomsorgen) is a government agency responsible for the implementation of detention and punishment in a way that is reassuring for the society and for preventing crimes. The agency is governed by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

The agency was created as the Prison Board (Norwegian: Fængselsstyrelsen later written Fengselsstyret) in 1875 and was subordinate to the Department of Justice and Police, headed by a director. The Prison Board was disbanded in 2002 and replaced by the Norwegian Correctional Service.

Kragerø Prison is (as of 2016) Norway's fourth prison for females and a fifth is expected to start operating as a wing of Kongsvinger Prison in the beginning of 2017.

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