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November 14, 2023

Norway: a case for a rehabilitation oriented prison system

Should incarceration primarily serve as a means of punishment or an opportunity for rehabilitation? The conventional approach in many countries has been to focus on punitive measures in the belief that harsh sentences act as a deterrent to crime. However, Norway’s experiment with a rehabilitation-o…

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January 17, 2019

Norway: punir autrement [video]

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

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June 2, 2017

This Norwegian prison is the nicest in the world

Prisoners serving time at Bastoy prison in Norway are more likely to be sunning themselves on a beach or strolling through a pine forest than sitting in cramped cell.

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January 12, 2017

Norvège : Breivik impute sa radicalisation à son isolement en prison

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November 10, 2016

Norway : Anders Breivik, just how cushy are Norwegian prisons?

Anders Breivik, the Norwegian mass murderer, is arguing that conditions in the prison where he is held violate his human rights. Many Norwegian prisons, on the other hand, are seen by foreigners as extremely cushy. Lars Bevanger describes a system referred to by one American visitor as “prison utop…

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