Norway’s prisons regularly include private rooms, televisions, kitchens, access to education, and daily work schedules. Some facilities even allow inmates to cook their own meals, manage household ...

Nurses hold a key position in health and care work in Norwegian prisons. What is it like for them to promote health behind bars? A professor at the University of Agder has written a book about this.

While many countries lock criminals away in harsh conditions, Norway does the opposite. Prisoners cook their own meals, live in comfortable rooms, and prepare for life after release. Critics call it ...

Many prisons, especially in Norway, are designed in a fundamentally different way than in the U.S. Proximity to nature is often considered, for example. Cells in Norway are also for a single person – ...