When we hear of Prison or jail, we think about those iron bars, dark hallways, sub-par food and general overall dismay in the air. However, this is not the truth if we talk about Bastoy Prison of Norway. Following is the world’s most comfortable prison – institution that has changed how we look at correctional facilities.

Bastoy Prison, Norway

Located on Bastoy Island in Oslofjord, this prison houses a little over 100 inmates who, within the prison complex, enjoy luxuries like tennis, horseback-riding, fishing and sunbathing. With tasteful cottages to house them and lush farms to work on, the prisoners at this minimum security institution probably often forget they’re prisoners.

Inmates are housed in wooden cottages and work the prison farm. During their free time, inmates have access to horseback riding, fishing, tennis, and cross-country skiing. The only access to the prison is from a ferry that departs from Horten