High-security prisons
As a rule, prisoners begin serving their sentence in a high-security prison.
Skriv ut artikkelThe Correctional Services have a duty to assess whether convicted persons who have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two years or less may be placed directly in a lower-security prison. Convicted persons who are serving a sentence in a high-security prison must be assessed with a view to transferring them to a lower level of security after they have served part of their sentence.
High-security prisons (formerly called closed prisons) are equipped with physical security installations such as a surrounding wall, bars, fences, barbed wire, surveillance cameras and locked doors.
Convicted persons who begin serving their sentence in a high-security prison are usually placed in an ordinary unit. As a rule, such units consist of a number of cells, a kitchen and a common area. Inmates are normally occupied with various activities during the day and spend evenings/nights in their unit. In some cases, it may be necessary to place inmates in a unit with a particularly high level of security or in a unit for inmates with special needs.
High-security prisons (formerly called closed prisons) are equipped with physical security installations such as a surrounding wall, bars, fences, barbed wire, surveillance cameras and locked doors.
Convicted persons who begin serving their sentence in a high-security prison are usually placed in an ordinary unit. As a rule, such units consist of a number of cells, a kitchen and a common area. Inmates are normally occupied with various activities during the day and spend evenings/nights in their unit. In some cases, it may be necessary to place inmates in a unit with a particularly high level of security or in a unit for inmates with special needs.
