Break the law and live by a beach in Norway

The Web site reads like an advertisement for a holiday home.

"Is Bastoy the place for you?" it asks next to photographs of a sunset sparkling off the tranquil waters of the Oslo fjord and horses pulling sleighs over packed snow.

This wooded island could be - if you are a rapist, a murderer, a drug trafficker or have accepted a large bribe.

"We try to take a cross-section of the country's prison population, not just the nice criminals".

There is no fence to keep curious visitors out but signs warn people against wandering around the island - nonetheless day-trippers entering the prison are a bigger problem than inmates escaping.

Thanks Annemarie.