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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What's going on in Norway? I'm out of the loop.

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

By moving to 'murica, duh!

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I would benefit from some rehab

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks 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.