A fascinating look inside what’s been called the most humane prison in the world: Halden Prison in Norway, featuring cells with flat screen televisions.
When one reckon of prison and prison house life , thoughts often ramble to word picture found inOzorthe Wire : full of hard support and sexual , strong-arm , and emotional abuse .
However , there is one prison is Norway that has been calledthe most humanistic prison house in the world : Halden Prison .
Halden Prison open up early in 2010 with a electrical capacity of 252 prisoners . The prisoner cells include bland - screen televisions , which officials say are necessary so that captive have less elbow room for drugs and contraband . Designer furniture , mini - fridge , and en suite lav complete the prison house cells .
one-half of the guards are female person , and guns are not usually carried because they create “ unneeded bullying and social length . ” During the day , inmates can shoot hoops , climb the indoor rock’n’roll wall , go jogging or make use of the association football field .
The school of thought behind this is that an occupied prisoner is a less violent prisoner , and thus is less likely to lash out at guards or other inmates .
Though the statistic are calculated differently in each country , only 20 % of Norwegian prisoner yield to poky within 2 years , compared to 50 - 60 % in the US . Prisoner regulator Are Hoidal was quoted as saying : “ In the Norwegian prison system of rules , there ’s a focus on human rights and respect . We do n’t see any of this as strange . ”
The Norse prison house system , and Halden Prison in picky , have been in the spotlight lately due to the immurement of Norwegian terrorist Behring Breivik .
