The World Record of ‘paradise prison’ has been achieved by the Bastoy Prison from Bastøy Island, Oslo Fiord, Norway.

Norway’s luxurious prison ‘Bastoy Prison’ has been made for the cruellest criminals. Inside the prison; all the criminals are treated with respect and humanity. The prison is the largest low-security prison in Norway. The prison is located at Bastøy Island belonging to Horten municipality. The prison uses the whole island. 80 buildings, roads, beach zones, cultural landscape, football field, agricultural land, forest , shop, library, information office, health services, church, school, NAV (government social services), dock, ferry service (with its own shipping agency) and a lighthouse with facilities to let for smaller meetings and seminars, the prison is made completely as a small community.