NORWAY

Has one of the best medical systems in the world- homogeneous population, wealthy, low amount of prisoners

Above is Halden Maximum Security Prison in Norway

• ​This has been named the most humane prison in the world

• The reason why is there are fewer inmates within one building so it acts as a rehabilitation center

• An experience like this can improve mental health not worsen it

“Controlling Infectious Diseases in Prisons (BIG)” project- ensure equivalency of healthcare in both the Swiss and Norwegian penal system and outside in the community

• minimizing the risk of infections being transmitted

• minimizing the risk of infections being transmitted from the community to within penal institutions  vice versa)

• standards of prevention, testing, and treatment while ensuring sustainability of the measures and tools developed

• Has proven to be effective in multiple prisons

Too many small prisons-Larger prisons would allow for effective health care services.

• Small prisons (< 50 places) are not staffed with health care professionals every day, which reduces access to health care

Lack of health professionals

Overcrowding- not very many prisons due to smaller amount of inmates in Switzerland