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Commission on English Prisons Today

Visit to Norway and Finland, 6 - 10 October 2008

Notes from the visit

Norway

Briefing

Meetings at the Ministry of Justice

Seminar at the Institute of Criminology, University of Oslo with:

  • Prof Kristian Andenæs, Head of the Institute
  • Prof Nils Christie
  • Prof Thomas Mathiesen
  • Halvard D. Pettersen
  • Assoc. Prof Katja Franko Aas  

Visit to Bastoy prison

PowerPoint presentation from the prison

Finland

Briefing

Meetings at the Criminal Sanctions Agency

  • Mr Ari Juuti, Senior Inspector
  • Eila Lempiäinen, Senior Probation Officer
  • Marianne Mäki, Senior Specialist
  • Maija Kukkonen, Chief Director, Probation Service

Visit to Helsinki prison

Meeting at the National Research Institute of Legal Policy with:

  • Director, Mr Tapio Lappi-Seppälä,

Meetings at the Department of Criminal Policy

  • Jarmo Littunen, Head of department,
  • Mr Pekka Koponen, state prosecutor