Following the surrender of the Nazi regime the previous day, the camp was liberated on 9 May 1945. It was subsequently used by the Norwegians to house post-war prisoners. Since 2000, there has been an effort to convert the camp into an education and archive centre. It is currently run by the "Stiftelsen Espeland fangeleir" (Espeland Prison Camp Foundation), which is in the process of being merged with the Norwegian Gestapo Museum.