Norway’s prisons regularly include private rooms, televisions, kitchens, access to education, and daily work schedules. Some ...

Steve "Bull" Durham, who has been a California corrections officer for decades, sees a need for the profession to change. He recently visited Halden prison in Norway with members of the California ...

OSLO, Norway Inside Halden Fengsel, a high-security prison in Norway, inmates choose their own clothing. Knockoff track suits from designer brands such as Karl Lagerfeld are favored. They buy fresh ...

The first thing you notice when you enter the grounds of Halden Prison in Norway's far southeast is the forest: Pine and birch trees surround buildings of dark black brick with elegant windows.

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On Labor Day weekend, more than 100 inmates at Stillwater prison refused to return to their cells. They did not threaten the guards, but simply continued playing cards and enjoying their recreation ...

FARGO — When Karianne Jackson visited a Norwegian prison a couple of years ago, the North Dakota prison system official thought all she’d learn was how to make a prison look like Ikea. Photos of ...

Abbey Meyer is getting used to the confused looks she gets when she tells people about the week-and-a-half she spent in Scandinavia last winter. Everything seems fine when she describes the ...

On Monday, we looked at how anti-Islam extremist Anders Behring Breivik's killing spree last week had shed light on Norway's prison system, which focuses on rehabilitating inmates and reintegrating ...

Inside Halden Fengsel, a high-security prison in Norway, inmates choose their own clothing. Knockoff track suits from designer brands such as Karl Lagerfeld are favored. They buy fresh produce from ...

The inmates have private cells and dine with the guards. Norway spends three times as much as the U.S. per prisoner. Norwegians say it pays off,... In Norway, A Prison Built On Second Chances The ...

Inside Halden Fengsel, a high-security prison in Norway, inmates choose their own clothing. Knockoff track suits from designer brands such as Karl Lagerfeld are favoured. They buy fresh produce from ...