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Kristiansand kretsfengsel

Closed 1977Low
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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1864

Closed 1977

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Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1864

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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World Prisons. (2026). Kristiansand kretsfengsel. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kristiansand-kretsfengsel
Chicago
"Kristiansand kretsfengsel." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kristiansand-kretsfengsel.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-kristiansand-kretsfengsel,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Kristiansand kretsfengsel},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kristiansand-kretsfengsel},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}