Posted on 07/26/2011 2:18:03 AM PDT by markomalley
Anders Behring Breivik could be jailed in one of the world's most progressive prisons, where inmates enjoys cells equipped with flat screen televisions, minifridges and designer-style furniture.
Halden Fengsel prison was opened last by King Harald V and is home to some of Norway's most hardened criminals, including murderers and rapists.
The jail is spread over 75 acres of woodland just outside Oslo and facilities include a sound studio, jogging trails and a two-bedroom house separate from the main facility where convicts can stay with their families during overnight visits.
Guards move around the prison unarmed and often play sports or eat meals with the men they are tasked with watching. Half of the prison staff are women, a policy based on research which shows a female presence induces a less aggressive atmosphere.
In a far cry from the brutalist set up of British or American prisons, there is even a "kitchen laboratory" where inmates can take specialist cooking courses.
Speaking at the opening of the jail last year, governor Are Hoidal said: "In the Norwegian prison system, there's a focus on human rights and respect.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
If I ever snap. I’m going to Norway!
:-)
Man, a guy could take a liking to surroundings like this and want to return.
What’s “progressive” about it? Geez, I am beginning to hate that term!
GEEZ! Are the inmates expected to take bidet training as part of their orientation?
“Could be.” In other words, the author just wanted to write about this fine, “progressive” prison, and used the recent atrocity as an excuse.
I was just thinking the same thing !
This is great news for disturbed, anti-social individuals. Now, if your psychopathic urges get the better of you and you decide to go off-the-deep-end, go to Norway to do your dirty deeds. What a deal. It is like a summer camp. Progressivism...ain’t it wonderful?
Dang!! That cell is nicer than my dorm room!
And I didn’t even have a TV!
Luxury prison?
The SOB should be chained to a post at the edge of a beach at the low tide mark.
Norway is a small country and odds are that, given the number of victims, he will have to deal with a few relatives on the inside who won’t be as progressive as the jailers.
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