The State Administration Database

The Norwegian Correctional Services

This page shows decentralized state units and decentralized subordinate units.

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
1947 35 auxiliary jails state units
1948 32 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1949 32 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1950 32 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1951 32 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1952 28 auxiliary jails state units
1953 31 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1954 31 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1955 31 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1956 31 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1957 31 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1958 33 auxiliary jails state units
1959 29 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1960 29 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1961 29 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1962 29 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1963 24 auxiliary jails state units
1964 21 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1965 21 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1966 21 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1967 19 auxiliary jails state units
1968 19 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1969 19 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1970 18 auxiliary jails state units
1971 18 auxiliary jails state units
1972 18 auxiliary jails state units
1973 18 auxiliary jails state units
1974 17 auxiliary jails state units
1975 16 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1976 15 auxiliary jails state units
1977 12 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1978 12 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1979 12 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1980 8 auxiliary jails state units
1981 8 auxiliary jails state units
1982 8 auxiliary jails state units
1983 8 auxiliary jails state units
1984 8 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1985 8 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1986 8 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1987 7 auxiliary jails state units
1988 7 auxiliary jails state units
1989 7 auxiliary jails state units
1990 7 auxiliary jails state units
1991 7 auxiliary jails state units
1992 7 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1993 7 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1994 7 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1995 6 auxiliary jails state units
1996 6 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1997 6 (est.) auxiliary jails state units
1998 5 auxiliary jails state units
1999 5 auxiliary jails state units
2000 5 auxiliary jails state units

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
1947 5 main prisons state units
1948 4 (est.) main prisons state units
1949 4 (est.) main prisons state units
1950 4 (est.) main prisons state units
1951 4 (est.) main prisons state units
1952 2 main prisons state units
1953 2 main prisons state units
1954 2 main prisons state units
1955 2 main prisons state units
1956 2 main prisons state units
1957 2 main prisons state units
1958 2 main prisons state units
1959 2 main prisons state units
1960 2 main prisons state units
1961 2 main prisons state units
1962 2 main prisons state units
1963 2 main prisons state units
1964 2 main prisons state units
1965 2 main prisons state units
1966 2 main prisons state units
1967 2 main prisons state units
1968 2 main prisons state units
1969 2 main prisons state units
1970 2 main prisons state units
1971 3 (est.) main prisons state units
1972 3 (est.) main prisons state units
1973 4 main prisons state units
1974 4 main prisons state units
1975 4 (est.) main prisons state units
1976 3 main prisons state units
1977 3 main prisons state units
1978 3 main prisons state units
1979 3 main prisons state units
1980 3 main prisons state units
1981 3 main prisons state units
1982 3 main prisons state units
1983 3 main prisons state units
1984 3 main prisons state units
1985 3 main prisons state units
1986 3 main prisons state units
1987 3 main prisons state units
1988 3 main prisons state units
1989 4 (est.) main prisons state units
1990 4 (est.) main prisons state units
1991 5 main prisons state units
1992 5 main prisons state units
1993 5 main prisons state units
1994 5 main prisons state units
1995 5 main prisons state units
1996 5 main prisons state units
1997 5 main prisons state units
1998 5 main prisons state units
1999 5 main prisons state units
2000 5 main prisons state units

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
1947 11 county jails state units
1948 11 county jails state units
1949 11 county jails state units
1950 11 county jails state units
1951 11 county jails state units
1952 11 county jails state units
1958 12 county jails state units
1959 16 (est.) county jails state units
1960 16 (est.) county jails state units
1961 16 (est.) county jails state units
1962 16 (est.) county jails state units
1963 20 county jails state units
1964 21 (est.) county jails state units
1965 21 (est.) county jails state units
1966 21 (est.) county jails state units
1967 22 county jails state units
1968 22 county jails state units
1969 22 county jails state units
1970 22 county jails state units
1971 23 (est.) county jails state units
1972 23 (est.) county jails state units
1973 23 county jails state units
1974 23 county jails state units
1975 24 (est.) county jails state units
1976 24 county jails state units
1977 24 county jails state units
1978 24 county jails state units
1979 24 county jails state units
1980 24 county jails state units
1981 24 county jails state units
1982 24 county jails state units
1983 24 county jails state units
1984 25 (est.) county jails state units
1985 25 (est.) county jails state units
1986 25 (est.) county jails state units
1987 25 county jails state units
1988 25 county jails state units
1989 25 (est.) county jails state units
1990 25 (est.) county jails state units
1991 24 county jails state units
1992 26 (est.) county jails state units
1993 26 (est.) county jails state units
1994 26 (est.) county jails state units
1995 27 county jails state units
1996 28 (est.) county jails state units
1997 28 (est.) county jails state units
1998 28 county jails state units
1999 28 county jails state units
2000 28 county jails state units

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
1947 2 work houses state units
1948 3 (est.) work houses state units
1949 3 (est.) work houses state units
1950 3 (est.) work houses state units
1951 3 (est.) work houses state units
1952 4 work houses state units
1953 4 work houses state units
1954 4 work houses state units
1955 4 work houses state units
1956 4 work houses state units
1957 4 work houses state units
1958 4 work houses state units
1959 4 work houses state units
1960 4 work houses state units
1961 4 work houses state units
1962 4 work houses state units
1963 4 work houses state units
1964 4 work houses state units
1965 4 work houses state units
1966 4 work houses state units
1967 4 work houses state units
1968 4 work houses state units
1969 4 work houses state units
1970 4 work houses state units

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
1947 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1948 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1949 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1950 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1951 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1952 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1953 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1954 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1955 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1956 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1957 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1958 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1959 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units
1960 1 Trondheim criminal asylum state units

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
1992 3 work colonies state units
1993 4 (est.) work colonies state units
1994 4 (est.) work colonies state units
1995 5 work colonies state units
1996 5 work colonies state units
1997 5 work colonies state units
1998 5 work colonies state units
1999 5 work colonies state units
2000 5 work colonies state units

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
1961 0 other institutions state units
1962 0 other institutions state units
1963 2 other institutions state units
1964 2 other institutions state units
1965 2 other institutions state units
1966 2 other institutions state units
1967 2 other institutions state units
1968 2 other institutions state units
1969 2 other institutions state units
1970 2 other institutions state units
1971 2 other institutions state units
1972 2 other institutions state units
1973 2 other institutions state units
1974 2 other institutions state units
1975 2 (est.) other institutions state units
1976 1 other institution state units
1977 1 other institution state units
1978 1 other institution state units
1979 1 other institution state units
1980 1 other institution state units
1981 1 other institution state units
1982 1 other institution state units
1983 1 other institution state units
1984 1 other institution state units
1985 1 other institution state units
1986 1 other institution state units
1987 1 other institution state units
1988 1 other institution state units
1989 1 other institution state units
1990 1 other institution state units
1991 1 other institution state units
1992 1 other institution state units
1993 1 other institution state units
1994 1 other institution state units
1995 1 other institution state units
1996 1 other institution state units
1997 1 other institution state units
1998 1 other institution state units
1999 1 other institution state units
2000 1 other institution state units

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
2001 42 prisons state units
2002 42 prisons state units
2003 42 prisons state units
2004 42 prisons state units
2005 42 prisons state units
2006 44 prisons state units
2007 45 prisons state units
2008 45 prisons state units
2009 45 prisons state units

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
2001 6 region offices state units
2002 6 region offices state units
2003 6 region offices state units
2004 6 region offices state units
2005 6 region offices state units
2006 6 region offices state units
2007 6 region offices state units
2008 6 region offices state units
2009 6 region offices state units

Decentralized units

YearCountNameDecentralized
2001 5 halfway houses state units
2002 5 halfway houses state units
2003 5 halfway houses state units
2004 5 halfway houses state units
2005 5 halfway houses state units
2006 5 halfway houses state units
2007 6 halfway houses state units
2008 7 halfway houses state units
2009 7 halfway houses state units

Count

In cases where the local units are estimated, this is indicated '(est.)'.

Note

'Decentralized state units' report directly to the ministry. In other words there are no intermediate directorate etc.

'Decentralized subordinate units' have an intermediate level between themselves and the corresponding ministry. I.e. the units have to report through a directorate etc.