Complex sentence: Housing was provided in simple barracks, and few laborers came with family; prostitution and sale of illegal liquor during the prohibition flourished, the lack of proper law enforcement making Vestfjorddalen known as a lawless valley.
Split into simpler sentences: Housing was provided in simple barracks, and few laborers came with family. Prostitution and the sale of illegal liquor during the prohibition flourished; the lack of proper law enforcement making Vestfjorddalen known as a lawless valley.