Bergen
Prison
Introduction
of Division Osterøy
[Where
is division Osterøy]
[Employees]
[Inmates]
[Program activity]
 The
Norwegian government decided to close the old Ulvsnesøy
school on December 2. 1980. The following year on May 19.
They decided to start a prison division on the island. At
first it was only a project, the government wanted to try
something new. After 3 years it became permanent.
Bergen
Prison, division Osterøy is an open institution,with minimum
security. A prison without-bars. The division is a contract
section of Bergen Central Prison. Serving on contract is
a "Mutual Agreement Programming" (MAP), and an alternative
way of serving a sentence . The inmates agree with the prison
management to stay away from drugs while they are serving
their sentence.
Division
Osterøy and the aim of contract serving (MAP) is to keep
the inmates drug-free while they are serving their sentence.
Division Osterøy give the inmate a possibility to serve
in an environment free from narcotics. Our aim is to increase
the inmates ability to manage a life without drugs and crime
after they have been released. We want to give the inmates
an education and give them a more positive view on life
and society.
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 Division
Osterøy is located in the county
of Osterøy, on a small island in the Southfjord. The
islands name is Ulvsnesøy. It is between Bruvik and
Vaksdal. The nearest city is Bergen, the second largest
city in Norway. We have our own ferry, which runs between
Ulvsnesøy, Bruvik and Vaksdal. The easiest way to come to
Ulvsnesøy is to take the train from Bergen to Vaksdal station.
The train takes 25 minutes. With car it takes 45 minutes.
More
information about the county of Osterøy. '
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Bergen
prison
Bergen
prison is a modern, dynamic, interactive prison regarding
treatment of prisoners and use of methods. The prison has
232 employees.
The
Osterøy division
The
division has 28 employees. A principal officer is the leader
of the division. A senior officer is second in command.
Division Osterøy also has a welfare officer, a leader of
spare time activities, work officers and Correction officers.
The Correction officers are doing a lot of environmental
work. The Correction Officer are working shifts and more
than 70% of the working hours are weekends, nights and evenings.
The Correction Officers have 2 years specialized education,
with pay, at the Prison Service College. The prison Correction
Officer is duty bound to serve for one year.
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Inmates
Bergen
prison
Bergen
prison has 227 inmates in every category of security, included
are 62 with minimum security.
Bergen
prison division Osterøy
 In
Division Osterøy we have 30 male inmates. We do not takes
female inmates. Inmates who want to serve their sentence
in division Osterøy, have to apply. Application for transfer
to division Osterøy is done from the prison, where the inmate
has started serving his sentence. Inmates with long sentences
are given priority.
The
inmates are obligated to work or get an education. On the
island there are many old buildings, where the inmates are
doing the maintenance. We also have a small farm with sheep,
goats, pigs, fowl and one horse. Inmates who are not working
are getting an education. Division Osterøy offers primary
and lower secondary school education. Some are also taking
general subjects. It is Åsane
secondary school who is responsible for the education
and they have their own unit in the prison.
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 Many
of the inmates also participate in the "Program activity".
Division Osterøy offers tree courses, "New Start",
which is based on "Cognitive Skills Training Program"
after a Canadian model. The program includes 36 sessions,
each 2 hours. The purpose is to teach every single participant
to show a more conscious attitude regarding his own future,
through focus on what shapes life, namely the decisions
we make. This is not therapy, but a learning situation.
We also have a "Drug program" and a "Master
your anger" program.
These courses are the Correction officers responsibility.
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