# Talk:Halden Prison

ABB is being kept in Ila fengsel (http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_fengsel,_forvarings-_og_sikringsanstalt), and him serving in Halden is unlikely. The jail is not ment for hosting murderes.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.203.78.15 (talk) 08:48, 29 July 2011 (UTC) 

Thank you for the clarification.  I can't read the Ila page (it's not in English).  If you can provide any sources for this, would you please go ahead and edit the Halsen Prison page?  Thanks!  -Clueless (talk) 02:08, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Halden Prison/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 02:07, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
Will review. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 02:07, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
No copyvio/dablink/external link issues. Fairly well-written, only a few comments: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 08:29, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Lead
The second-largest prison in Norway This part of the lead my look controversial,  would suggest placing a citation to support it there (though it is sourced in the main article).
I don't see the controversy. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
I mean "second-largest" may be challenged. In articles making such statements in the lead, editors generally add a citation or two to avoid problems, even if the part is sourced in the main article. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 05:23, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
If you insist. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 01:37, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
Halden Prison has received an award Would be good to add the name of the award and when it was received.
Done. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Overview
Halden Prison was built over 10 years When exactly did construction begin?
The sources don't explicitly say, so I decided to replicate their style. But I think the reader can get this information because there's the opening year and the construction period. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
It's good to see sentences beginning with a phrase, but this seems to have been slightly overdone. Please rephrase a few sentences s that the structure occurs at most twice in each para.
I'll see what I can do. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
I don't see too much repetition. Anyway, I changed one sentence structure. Any specific suggestion? Gabriel Yuji (talk) 01:37, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
dangerous and highly dangerous  "as well as" maybe better here.
Done. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
only around three-fifths of the prisoners are Norwegians (as of 2015) Can this be updated with a more recent figure?
I can find nothing more recent on Google News, but I think it's a pretty recent figure.
6 meter × 1.5 kilometer (6.5 yd × 1 mi) I think you should use feet and not yards here.
Yeah. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Design
it was seen as a "symbol and an instrument" of "[the prisoners'] punishment, taking away their freedom" Whose words are these?
Well-spotted. Done. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Prison life
Are Høidal, the prison's governor Is he still the governor? When did he give this statement?
Yeah, per ref #1 - NYTM (2015). This source also supports it. Why is the date of the statement relevant? Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
The date is not important if he is still the governor. It's fine. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 05:23, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
Staff
As of 2012, Halden had 340 staff members Can this be updated with a more recent figure?
Sadly, no. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Whom do you quote here?
Where? Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Well, I see a lot of quotes here like "natural role models" to "motivate the inmates...outside of prison walls." Perhaps you can mention who you quote here. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 05:23, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
Oh, I see. Paraphrased or attributed. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 01:37, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
Impact
The Nordic Page What is this? A newspaper?
A web magazine. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Add "web magazine" before The Nordic Page. It wouldn't have been necessary had there been a wikilink, but as of now some of us may be clueless on what this is. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 05:23, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
Ok. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 01:37, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
Foreigners in Norway's prison What is "Norway's prison"? Do you mean "Norwegian prisons"?
"Norway's prisons" would be fine, but "Norwegian prisons" is indeed better. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 22:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the changes, promoted. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 08:36, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

The Official Site is indeed in Norwegian, however the page bottom there holds a language tag (velg språk) for choosing whatever language you want, using Google translate. Most useful is probably engelsk for English. I don't know if this hint is useful enough to be stated within the brackets.  TorSch (talk) 11:27, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

Near the end of the article there is a bulleted list that seems to be quoted straight from a Medium article by one Jano le Roux, who describes himself as a "marketing consultant". Is his article considered to be RS? He does not seem to be an expert on prisons otherwise.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.1.98.135 (talk) 18:07, 28 February 2025 (UTC) 

Removed the section in question per WP: MEDIUM. 193.1.98.149 (talk) 21:33, 28 February 2025 (UTC)