To those working within Norway's prison system, the short sentences and somewhat luxurious accommodations make complete sense. As Are Hoidel, Halden Prison's director, puts it: "Every inmates in ...

The unit, opened in 2022, was created through a partnership between the state corrections department, Drexel University and ...

In Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland, life in prison resembles the outside world as much as possible. However, like any prison system, they aren't perfect. Criminal policies in these ...

Our country’s prison system is failing ... 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.

Insights from joining correctional leaders, policymakers, and advocates on trips to Germany and Norway to learn about more ...

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 ...

The hulking facility overlooking San Francisco Bay in Marin County is the oldest correctional facility in California, dating ...

That way, inmates could serve under normal conditions - one of the key principles in the Norwegian prison system. Conway had no response. Next, the team traveled to Unit C, a building with 84 inmates.

Borrowing from Norway, a Connecticut prison tries a ... It includes an assault and tickets for disciplinary infractions of ...