Serving a prison sentence

Beginning serving a prison sentence is a big change in your life. Therefore, you should read about things related to it before your arrival in prison. Here you can find information on serving a prison sentence as well as on visits, communication with people outside the prison and the release process.

If you have any questions about serving your prison sentence, please contact your probation office or placement prison .
An official of the Prison and Probation Service stands outside a cell and holds the door. A hand of a person, who is inside the cell, holds the door handle.

Waiting for a prison sentence in a remand prison

‍Here you can find information on placement in a remand prison.
A man, who wears a multi-pocket vest with the Prison and Probation Service logo, sits in an armchair and talks with a people, who are facing away from the camera.

Preparing to go to prison

Here you can find in­for­ma­tion on what hap­pens be­fore im­pris­on­ment and the ar­ri­val in prison.
A person, who wears a multi-pocket vest with the Prison and Probation Service logo, walks towards a prison building.

Arrival in prison

Here you can find in­for­ma­tion on the ar­ri­val in prison, the ar­ri­val in­ter­view and the sen­tence plan.
A man wearing a red shirt is doing the laundry with an official of the Prison and Probation Service.

Everyday life in prison

Here you can find in­for­ma­tion on, among other things, cloth­ing, meals, free time, smok­ing and health care.
Books in a bookself in library.

Studying in prison

Here you can find in­for­ma­tion on study­ing dur­ing a prison sen­tence.
Woman and man are nailing.

Work, income and use of money

Here you can find infor­ma­tion on work ac­tiv­i­ties, open prison work and the pre­paid cards used in prison.
A woman, who wears a multi-pocket vest with the Prison and Probation Service logo, talks with a man, who is facing away from the camera.

Help for substance abuse problems

Here you can find infor­ma­tion on how to get help for sub­stance abuse prob­lems in prison.
A white telephone is on a table. The table is divided into booths by glass screens.

Visits and contacts with the outside world

Here you can find in­for­ma­tion on mat­ters con­cern­ing vis­its, com­mu­ni­ca­tion and prison leave.
The sun is shi­ning be­hind the pri­son.

Re­lease from prison

Here you can find in­for­ma­tion on prepa­ra­tion for re­lease, pro­ba­tion­ary lib­erty un­der su­per­vi­sion and con­di­tional re­lease.

Published 30.11.2023