Halbe Treppe

Halbe Treppe is an open detention facility for women located in the Mohorn district of the town of Wilsdruff, in the German state of Saxony. The facility was established in 2022 through a collaboration between the Saxon State Ministry of Justice, Chemnitz Prison, and the NGO Outlaw gGmbH, which is responsible for its daily operations. […]

Bjorgvin prison – Youth unit

The youth unit of the Bjørgvin prison (from now on “Youth Unit West”) is a high security youth detention facility. It is one of two youth prisons in Norway and falls under the jurisdiction of the Norwegian penitentiary administration (Kriminalsorgen). The facility is located right next to Bjorgvin prison, in the outskirts of Bergen, and […]