Prison reform advocates often point to the Nordic countries as examples of "how to do prison right." The low rates of ...

What is the point of sending someone to prison - retribution or rehabilitation? Twenty years ago, Norway moved away from a punitive "lock-up" approach and sharply cut reoffending rates.

On top of that, when criminals in Norway leave prison, they stay out. It has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the world at 20%. The US has one of the highest: 76.6% of prisoners are re ...

One of Bastøy Prison's most famous inmates was Arnfinn Nesset, who murdered 22 people, making him Norway's most infamous serial killer. Amazingly, he only served 12 years and was released for ...

It has a capacity for up to 200 prisoners, but housed an average of 140, the government said. The report, presented by the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, said the trip to Norway in April ...

An American prison superintendent takes a tour of a maximum-security prison in Norway. Produced by Noah Friedman. Video footage courtesy of the Finnish broadcaster Yle. Follow BI Video ...

Prisoners will return to prison within five years, compared to Halden Prison in Norway at 20 percent, the lowest in the world. Out of 5 million people, fewer than 4,000 are in Halden. Why?

Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, is suing the state for alleged violations of his human rights at Oslo Prison. Norway's prison system is regarded as one of the most humane ...

Norway's prison authorities have improved prison conditions for the country's most infamous inmate, mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, providing him with two guinea pigs an... Already a Barron's ...

It was Norway's worst peacetime atrocity, with most of the victims being teenagers. His lawyer argues the isolation in prison has left Breivik - who is serving Norway's maximum sentence of 21 ...