This is Haden Prison in Norway; a country where prisons focus on rehabilitation rather than harsh punishment. The result is a society with far less repeat offenders, a much smaller prison community and far less crime overall. Here we see one of the prisons living rooms; a group of cells of about 10 to 12 share a living room and kitchen. Pretty sweet digs. Prisoners learn to cook from chefs for real world practice for when they get out of prison. Inmates have access to books and newspapers where they can lounge around and read. With a grocery store on-site, inmates learn monetary value and how to shop, in an attempt to prepare them for integration into society. Beautiful landscaping and trees hide the twenty foot security wall surrounding the prison. Guards undergo two years of training at an officers’ academy and learn to motivate the inmates by eating meals and playing sports with prisoners. Half of all guards are female. Inmates get top notch health care while in prison. The kitchen is clean and bright, where inmates not only eat but can participate in all aspects of the meal. The prison even has a recording studio and music teachers. Inmates can play basketball, climb rock walls, run on trails, or play soccer on the soccer field.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:46:29 +0000
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