It is called the Halden Prison
It is the World's Most Humane Prison
Prisoners eat like princes. On a recent
afternoon homemade orange sorbet and slices
of tropical fruit lined the table.
Prison guards must not maltreat them. In
fact they frequently eat meals and play
sports with prisoners
Their health is intact. Doctors, dentists,
gynecologists etc are always around
They learn to play musical instruments and
record their own songs. They compete on
Norway's version of American Idol
Every 10 to 12 cells share a kitchen and living
room, where prisoners prepare their evening
meals and relax after a day of work. None of
the windows at Halden have bars.
There's also a recording studio with a
professional mixing board. In-house music
teachers — who refer to the inmates as
"pupils," never "prisoners" — work with
their charges on piano, guitar, bongos and
more
Norway's prison guards undergo two years of
training at an officers' academy and enjoy an
elevated status compared with their peers in
the U.S. and Britain. Their official job
description says they must motivate the
inmate "so that his sentence is as meaningful,
enlightening and rehabilitating as possible,"
so they frequently eat meals and play sports
with prisoners
Dentists, doctors, nurses and even librarians
work in the local municipality, preventing a
subpar prison standard from developing.
Exercise is mandatory every morning, and of
course they have professional and well
trained instructors
inmate rooms are arranged by prison guards
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