Breivik May Get Hired Prison Companions

The prison where mass killer Anders Behring Breivik could be locked up following his trial is considering hiring people to socialise with him, to keep him away from other inmates.
Prison governor Knut Bjarkeid said the measures were being considered because of the real danger that Breivik might take a normal inmate hostage.
Mr Bjarkeid said: "Many of the measures surrounding Breivik are being created to avoid a hostage taking, which would be the only way for him to get through all the different layers of security that have been established between him and freedom.
"That makes it impossible to allow normal contact with others."
The 33-year-old confessed killer could play sports with his guards or challenge a hired opponent in a game of chess in order to break his solitude in the high security prison.
Norwegian law forbids keeping prisoners in total isolation for long periods of time because it is considered an unduly cruel punishment.
"We are planning a professional community around him, with employees and hired personnel," the governor said.
Mr Bjarkeid did not say how much the measures would cost.
Breivik has confessed to killing 77 people in the bomb attack in Oslo and gun massacre on Utoya island but has refused to plead guilty, insisting they were "cruel but necessary" steps to stop the ruling Labour Party's "multicultural experiment" and the "Muslim invasion" of Norway and Europe.
While he has been charged with committing acts of terror, the focal point of his on-going trial is to determine the question of his sanity.
The ruling of the five judges on that issue, when they hand down their verdict in July, will determine whether he will be sent to prison or a closed psychiatric ward.
If found sane he will likely face Norway's maximum 21-year prison sentence.
That term can be extended for as long as he is considered a threat to society.

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