To those working within Norway's prison system, the short sentences and somewhat luxurious accommodations make complete sense. As Are Hoidel, Halden Prison's director, puts it: "Every inmates in ...

Twenty years ago, Norway moved away from a punitive "lock-up" approach and sharply cut reoffending rates. The BBC's Emma Jane Kirby went to see the system in action, and to meet prison officers ...

Our country’s prison system is failing ... 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.

Norway's prison system is regarded as one of the most humane in the entire world. In this video, an American prison superintendent takes a tour of a maximum-security Halden prison in Norway.

Twenty years ago, Norway moved away from a punitive "lock-up" approach and sharply cut reoffending rates. The BBC's Emma Jane Kirby went to see the system in action, and to meet prison officers ...

Norway believes in a more humane system of incarceration ... Green Space’s ultimate goal at the prison is transforming its ...

Norway's prison system is known as one of the most humane in the entire world. But that hasn't stopped right-wing extremist, Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, from suing the ...

An American prison superintendent takes a tour of a maximum-security prison in Norway. Produced by Noah Friedman. Video footage courtesy of the Finnish broadcaster Yle. Follow BI Video ...

Montross studied systemic change in the Norwegian prison system, and what the U.S. might learn from it. Her new book is 'Waiting for an Echo.' TV critic David Bianculli shares his thoughts on NBC ...

Norway's prison authorities have improved prison conditions for the country's most infamous inmate, mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, providing him with two guinea pigs and photos of fjords ...