Minister of Justice and Emergency Emilie Enger Mehl, Minister of Culture and Equality Anette Trettebergstuen and Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum released the news during a visit to Ilseng on Wednesday morning. Ilseng prison and Ullersmo are to take over a total of 172 prison places from the old Oslo prison. Ilseng will get 96 high-security places, while Ullersmo will get 76 new places. Oslo prison in Greenland will continue to have 140 prison places. Something will be demolished and built up again. BUILDING OUT: Hedmark prison, ward Ilseng is to be expanded with 96 prison places. Photo: Ola Bjørlo Strande Large workplace Today, the prison at Ilseng has 86 prison places at a lower security level. The prison is particularly known as a place of punishment for those convicted of alcohol intoxication. Now it will also be a high-security prison. This means 100 new jobs, which was welcomed by the mayors of Hamar and Stange today. NEWS: Hamar mayor Einar Busterud, Stange mayor Bjarne Christiansen and prison manager Jan Korsvold before the news was presented on Wednesday morning. Photo: Ola Bjørlo Strande It is also being considered to close down the old prison in Hamar. In that case, the 31 prison sentences there will also be moved to Ilseng and added to the 96 new ones. Good space There have been plans to expand the prison at Ilseng for over 10 years. A number of justice ministers have visited the prison with promises and plans.
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