Meeting the staff and the residents of the Therapeutic Community (TC) “Phoenix Haga” in Norway was one of the highlights of the study visit that was organised by the Pompidou Group for Moldovan prison specialists from 27 to 28 November. The delegation consisted of the deputy director of the National Administration of Penitentiaries of the Republic of Moldova, two prison directors, the head of the in-prison TC “Catharsis” and a therapist representing the NGO "Positive Initiative” which supports the implementation of activities in “Catharsis”. Phoenix Haga is a residential drug-free treatment centre located outside Oslo with a long tradition and excellent treatment results. On the next day, the delegation visited a treatment programme for women. The participations used study visit to discuss and learn from Norwegian experiences on how to improve and monitor the development of drug treatment services in the Moldovan prison system.