Anders Behring Breivik's prison conditions 'inhumane'
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[quote]The Norwegian convicted of the massacre of 77 people last year has said he is being held in "inhumane" conditions.
Anders Behring Breivik complained in a letter to the prison service that his coffee is served cold, he does not have enough butter for his bread, and he is not allowed moisturiser.
Breivik is serving a minimum 21-year sentence for the bombings and shootings in Oslo and Utoeya island last July.
The Norwegian authorities have not commented on the letter.
However his lawyer has confirmed that the details of the 27-page document leaked to Norway's VG newspaper are authentic.
Anders Breivik
Breivik is being held in almost complete isolation - 23 hours a day, he says - at Ila prison outside Oslo.
His cell includes three sections, one to sleep, one for study and a third for exercise - each measuring 8 sq m (86 sq ft).
In the letter, he complains that the cell is poorly decorated and has no view.
"I highly doubt that there are worse detention facilities in Norway," he writes.
'Too cold'
Among his other complaints are:
the handcuffs he wears when being moved around the prison "are too sharp and "cut in his wrist"
the cell is too cold, forcing him to wear three layers of clothes
he has to rush his morning shave and brushing of teeth
light and television switches are outside the cell, so he has to ask for help to change channel or sleep.
Ila is an all-male institution which "houses some of the country's most dangerous men", its website says.
However it differs markedly from other maximum security jails in western Europe. The staff is a half-and-half mix of men and women and none are armed.
Breivik massacred 77 people, most of them teenagers at a youth camp run by Norway's governing Labour Party.
His 21-year sentence can be indefinitely extended for as long as he is considered a danger to society.[/quote]
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What a pussy
nobody cares, brevik
[quote]his coffee is served cold, he does not have enough butter for his bread, and he is not allowed moisturiser.[/quote]
What the fuck Norway. This is not the Middle Ages
He gets treated better then the fucking homeless judging from the cell.
death sentence to the prison guards
If that's the worst detention facility in Norway...what is the best?
In America, his cell actually doesn't seem that bad.
[quote]he has to rush his morning shave and brushing of teeth[/quote]
We need to get the UN on this. Human rights are being violated.
[quote]he complains that the cell is poorly decorated and has no view.[/quote]
Seriously?
I mean, fucking seriously
You don't even give him a view? Fuck you Norway
Well if you want Anders, you can serve some time in Maricopa's Tent City!
I'm sure you and Sherief Joe Arpaio, would do great together.
I hate to use this word, but this sounds like he's trolling.
yeah, prison is quite inhumane, with the culture of rape that exists, and brutal public health standar-
[quote] complained in a letter to the prison service that his coffee is served cold, he does not have enough butter for his bread, and he is not allowed moisturiser.[/quote]
[editline]9th November 2012[/editline]
i have no words.
poor breivik rip
why is the TV switch outside the cell... like how does that make sense.
News just in: prison not all it's cracked up to be
Breivik sheds his first tear.
Wow, that's just so inhumane.
I think he should be transferred to a Russian prison - nobody deserves living conditions like in Norway.
Where's UN when you need it...
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;38383801]If that's the worst detention facility in Norway...what is the best?
In America, his cell actually doesn't seem that bad.[/QUOTE]
That's because unlike america, the rest of the world prefers rehabilitation rather than locking people up with gangs and making them get more contacts rather than helping them stop doing whatever crimes they were convicted for.
I get the feeling he isn't being serious.
[QUOTE=Crimor;38383862]That's because unlike america, the rest of the world prefers rehabilitation rather than locking people up with gangs and making them get more contacts rather than helping them stop doing whatever crimes they were convicted for.[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure rehabilitative systems are in the minority if you look at the whole world.
He might be taking the piss out of the Prison system or hes just a idiot.
[QUOTE=jA_cOp;38383921]Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure rehabilitative systems are in the minority if you look at the whole world.[/QUOTE]
I'd consider even russias worst prisons to be doing a better job at rehabilitation than the gang meetups that america considers prisons.
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38383850]why is the TV switch outside the cell... like how does that make sense.[/QUOTE]
Probably something like he could possibly detach the switch from the wall, pull the wires out and either use it as a weapon against the guards or to hurt himself.
Prisoners come up with some crazy improvised weapons.
Maybe we should throw the interior decorator in prison
[QUOTE=TacticalBacon;38383973]Probably something like he could possibly detach the switch from the wall, pull the wires out and either use it as a weapon against the guards or to hurt himself.
Prisoners come up with some crazy improvised weapons.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clapper[/url]
[QUOTE=Crimor;38383948]I'd consider even russias worst prisons to be doing a better job at rehabilitation than the gang meetups that america considers prisons.[/QUOTE]
I have to say, the Gulag was pretty good at getting rid of gangs in it's heyday, mainly because everyone died.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;38383801]If that's the worst detention facility in Norway...what is the best?
In America, his cell actually doesn't seem that bad.[/QUOTE]
The best looks 10x better than your middleclass room etc.
Like it is in Sweden.
[QUOTE=Crimor;38383948]I'd consider even russias worst prisons to be doing a better job at rehabilitation than the gang meetups that america considers prisons.[/QUOTE]
Ignoring Black Dolphin (and any other ones that insane), you're probably pretty accurate with that.
I give no shits for his desire for 'hot coffee', or 'more time to shave' etc, but I'm worried about the 23 hours of isolation. Long periods of isolation can literally cause brain damage. It happened to a reporter taken hostage; after several months of little contact he lost the ability to read and literally started going insane.
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38384003][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clapper[/url][/QUOTE]
That would make more sense than putting the switch where only the guard can reach it, but I don't know how they'd make it work with the channel changing thing. Clap twice for lights, three times for changing to the next channel? That page says it's only capable of doing two different functions maximum.
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38384003][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clapper[/url][/QUOTE]
No can do, those have a known bug where clapping six times spawns a weapon and busts the door open
[QUOTE=TacticalBacon;38384049]That would make more sense than putting the switch where only the guard can reach it, but I don't know how they'd make it work with the channel changing thing. Clap twice for lights, three times for changing to the next channel? That page says it's only capable of doing two different functions maximum.[/QUOTE]
he doesn't deserve channel down
just channel up and make it loop around
plus I'm pretty sure they don't want the prisoner in control of the lights anyways.
[editline]9th November 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=smurfy;38384063]No can do, those have a known bug where clapping six times spawns a weapon and busts the door open[/QUOTE]
weapons for everyone
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