Preventive crime and substance abuse
A work across three community protection agencies We have joined Thomas Kahn at work and taken a closer look at the work being done beyond the...
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21
August
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Johan helps former inmates with debt: "For many, it is shameful to admit that they are struggling with the economy"
When inmates are released from prison, they often struggle with debt. "It makes the road back to society extra difficult," says Johan Lothe from Wayback. "As...
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14
August
Prison criticised for isolating prisoners
Many inmates in Oslo prison are isolated in their cells almost around the clock, according to a new report. The Parliamentary Ombudsman is critical. The...
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12
June
Got help from prison to freedom
Just before André became a free man, the municipality arranged a residence with a living room, bathroom and kitchen. Here he can stay for a...
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11
November
The dangerous release
Jan has completed a sentence of ten months at Ullersmo. He doesn't know how to manage afterwards. Where he will live. Every year, around 10,000 people...
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06
November
He took the punishment – we got the revenge
Misdeeds are to be punished, but not avenged. Are we completely honest about why we put people in jail? Johan Lothe was interviewed by Vårt Land...
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11
May
The road from prison to freedom
VG 13.02.2017: Nicolai Neset (45) received help from someone who had known the challenges on his body. After several years of substance abuse and imprisonment,...
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11
May
Wayback – life after imprisonment – Active and personal follow-up is crucial
If former convicts are to succeed when they get out of prison and back into society, the Wayback Foundation knows where the shoes are pressing....
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24
April
I got one call. I had no one to call.
"You know you've hit rock bottom when you realize you've lost what mattered most," says a candid Roger Ellingsen. Roger Ellingsen heads the Bergen branch of...
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10
April
Inmates must stay in double rooms
Feature on Norwegian prison conditions on NRK Kveldsnytt, 21 February 2018. See the feature on the nrk.no here (new window) >>...
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21
March