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Borrowing from Norway, a Connecticut prison tries a new approach
Or that prison staff train for two years, as in Norway, and not the 12 weeks required to become a correction officer in Connecticut. William Mulligan, the deputy correction commissioner, was ...
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Why Norway's Prison System Is So Successful
On top of that, when criminals in Norway leave prison, they stay out. It has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the world at 20%. The US has one of the highest: 76.6% of prisoners are re ...
The Fresno Bee8y
Let’s adapt Norway’s no-return prison system
Prisoners will return to prison within five years, compared to Halden Prison in Norway at 20 percent, the lowest in the world. Out of 5 million people, fewer than 4,000 are in Halden. Why?
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Norway's Island Prison For Violent Criminals Looks Like No Prison We've Ever Seen
One of Bastøy Prison's most famous inmates was Arnfinn Nesset, who murdered 22 people, making him Norway's most infamous serial killer. Amazingly, he only served 12 years and was released for ...
The Connecticut Mirror20d
Borrowing from Norway, a Connecticut prison tries a new approach
Or that prison staff train for two years, as in Norway, and not the 12 weeks required to become a correction officer in Connecticut. William Mulligan, the deputy correction commissioner ...