The institutions are located close to the inmate's community and in areas where work or education can take place in the community. Readjustment to offenders into the community is the main goal of the institutions. To support this goal, workshops, administration and health services, as well as living areas, have been designed to resemble a community environment. Physical and leisure activity areas are available, although these facilities are somewhat limited, partly because of funding restraints and partly to encourage inmates to use community recreational facilities as much as possible and participate in mixed-company sports and leisure activities. Institutional living areas are organized into eight sections, each section comprising five rooms, a shower, a sauna and a laundry room.
Individual rooms have their own toilets.
Meals are taken in the institution's dining room which is shared by both staff an inmates. Two rooms, separated from the male offenders' accommodation, are reserved for female offenders. Although they are provided with separate accommodation, female inmates use the same work and activities areas as the men.