Kristiansand Prison

It had a capacity of 44 inmates and was located to the top two floors of the police house in the city.

[1] The prison was closed in June 2020, at the same time as Agder Prison in Mandal, with a capacity of 100 inmates, was opened.

The jailhouse was built in 1864 as part of the town hall.

Running prisons was at the time a municipal responsibility.

It gradually became too small and inappropriate, and was an obstacle to an extension of the street nearby.