Ullersmo Prison
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1970
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1970
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Rune Ãygard1959 · politician
Rune Ãygard (born 27 April 1959) is a former Norwegian politician representing the Norwegian Labour Party, who served as mayor of VÃ¥gÃ¥ Municipality from 1995 to 2012 when he was granted leave following his indictment for child sexual abuse in a much publicized case, the so-called VÃ¥gÃ¥ case.
- Ole Martin Høystad1947 · literary scholar
Ole Martin Høystad (born 1947) is a Norwegian convicted Soviet spy who became known for his role in the Soviet infiltration of the Norwegian embassy in Moscow, where he worked as a guard.
Arne Treholt1942–2023 · politicianArne Treholt (13 December 1942 â 12 February 2023) was a Norwegian civil servant, diplomat and Labour Party politician who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and Iraq.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1783275)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Ullersmo Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ullersmo-prison
"Ullersmo Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ullersmo-prison.
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title = {Ullersmo Prison},
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