MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social to memes@lemmy.world · 23 days agoI looked it up. I struggle to live not as well as a Norwegian prisoner.ani.socialimagemessage-square140fedilinkarrow-up11.28Karrow-down110
arrow-up11.27Karrow-down1imageI looked it up. I struggle to live not as well as a Norwegian prisoner.ani.socialMyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social to memes@lemmy.world · 23 days agomessage-square140fedilink
minus-squareHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·22 days agoThe Norwegian prison system emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment. Norwegian prisons are generally decent places. Turns out that treating prisoners like human beings makes them much less likely to reoffend and go back to prison.
minus-squareBlameTheAntifa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·22 days agoBut if they don’t go back to prison, how are private for-profit prison owners supposed to keep collecting easy, lucrative checks from the government?
minus-squaredarklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days ago Turns out that treating prisoners like human beings makes them much less likely to reoffend and go back to prison. What’s really fascinating is that in Norway this is generally seen as a good thing.
The Norwegian prison system emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment. Norwegian prisons are generally decent places. Turns out that treating prisoners like human beings makes them much less likely to reoffend and go back to prison.
But if they don’t go back to prison, how are private for-profit prison owners supposed to keep collecting easy, lucrative checks from the government?
I would benefit from some rehab
What’s really fascinating is that in Norway this is generally seen as a good thing.