World's Most Luxurious Jail
Feb. 25 2013, Published 7:07 p.m. ET
Bastoy Prison
Bastoy Prison is a minimum security prison located on Bastoy Island, Norway, about 75 kilometers (46 mi) south of Oslo. The facility is located on a 2.6 square kilometer (1 sq mi) island and hosts 115 inmates. Arne Kvernvik Nilsen, governor of the prison, leads a staff of about 70 prison employees. Of this staff, only five employees remain on the island overnight. Once a prison colony for young boys, the facility now is trying to become "the first eco-human prison in the world." Inmates are housed in wooden cottages and work the prison farm. During their free time, inmates have access to horseback riding, fishing, tennis, and cross-country skiing. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Reportage by Getty Images)
Bastoy Prison
Bastoy Prison is a minimum security prison located on Bastoy Island, Norway, about 75 kilometers (46 mi) south of Oslo. The facility is located on a 2.6 square kilometer (1 sq mi) island and hosts 115 inmates. Arne Kvernvik Nilsen, governor of the prison, leads a staff of about 70 prison employees. Of this staff, only five employees remain on the island overnight. Once a prison colony for young boys, the facility now is trying to become "the first eco-human prison in the world." Inmates are housed in wooden cottages and work the prison farm. During their free time, inmates have access to horseback riding, fishing, tennis, and cross-country skiing. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Reportage by Getty Images)
Bastoy Prison
Inmates are seen surfing the internet in Bastoy Prison on April 11, 2011 in Bastoy Island, Horten, Norway.
Bastoy Prison
Inmates are seen surfing the internet in Bastoy Prison on April 11, 2011 in Bastoy Island, Horten, Norway.
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Bastoy Prison
An inmate is seen going for a walk around the island in Bastoy Prison on April 11, 2011 in Bastoy Island, Horten, Norway.
Bastoy Prison
An inmate is seen going for a walk around the island in Bastoy Prison on April 11, 2011 in Bastoy Island, Horten, Norway.
Bastoy Prison
An inmate is seen going for a walk around the island in Bastoy Prison on April 11, 2011 in Bastoy Island, Horten, Norway.
Bastoy Prison
Eroll, 51-years-old sentenced to two years and eight months for narcotic related crimes repairs a bycicle in Bastoy Prison on April 11, 2011 in Bastoy Island, Horten, Norway.