Tom Eberhardt on Bastøy Prison in Norway

Tom Eberhardt has 26 years' experience working in different prisons in Norway, from being a prison officer to a governor and working within other management positions within the Norwegian Correctional Service. He was the governor of Bastøy Prison for six years until 2020. Bastøy prison is a low-security prison on Bastøy Island around 75km away from Oslo. The prison houses people who are sentenced for things such as murder and rape, among other things. Tom speaks about what sets Bastøy prison apart from other prisons and he discusses the work he currently does with Amend in the United States, a programme which intends to transform American prisons into places of rehabilitation like Norway does, rather than punishment.