Norway Builds the World's Most Humane Prison

[Ziggy]

Norway Builds the World's Most Humane Prison

Halden, Norway's second largest prison, with a capacity of 252 inmates, opened on April 8. It embodies the guiding principles of the country's penal system: that repressive prisons do not work and that treating prisoners humanely boosts their chances of reintegrating into society. "When they arrive, many of them are in bad shape," Hoidal says, noting that Halden houses drug dealers, murderers and rapists, among others. "We want to build them up, give them confidence through education and work and have them leave as better people." Countries track recidivism rates differently, but even an imperfect comparison suggests the Norwegian model works. Within two years of their release, 20% of Norway's prisoners end up back in jail. In the U.K. and the U.S., the figure hovers between 50% and 60%. Of course, a low level of criminality gives Norway a massive advantage. Its prison roll lists a mere 3,300, or 69 per 100,000 people, compared with 2.3 million in the U.S., or 753 per 100,000 — the highest rate in the world.

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[(weedguru)scarf]

yeah i saw a thing a while ago about norways prison system and the effectiveness of their rehab programs...
seems highly unlikely it would work in most places though

[Bubbles]

this justs tells you how fail the US is (the popo)

and how awesome norway is with their popo.

[Weedguru Higher]

Gee, if I ever have to go to jail again I'll have to ask for a transfer to Norway

[WeedGuru_Flow]

Norway also happens to be one of those countries where people are happy and wealthy in general. Plus their population is smaller, and less violent I suppose.