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Foreign convicts face separate jails

Foreign convicts face separate jails

September 18, 2012  

Some opposition parties in Parliament want to place foreigners convicted of crimes in prisons that are much more spartan than those housing Norwegians. They argue that there’s not such a pressing need for rehabilitation, since the foreign convicts face deportation after serving their terms. “We don’t need to offer these (convicts) education or other help [...]