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.

This month, Norway marked the 80th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi Germany, and the United States will commemorate the same anniversary of World War II ending in September. One unexpected ...

In my debut op-ed, I referred to the Norwegian prison system and how I felt it may provide solutions to our broken system. I believe that Norway’s unique penal philosophy fosters an environment that ...

As anti-Islam extremist Anders Behring Breivik prepares to stand trial for killing 76 people in Oslo and the Utøya island on Friday, journalists are increasingly turning their attention to Norway's ...

From dancing inmates in the Philippines to eco-island prisons in Norway, the world’s correctional systems are stranger than fiction. Some focus on rehabilitation through art, farming, and ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Norwegian prosecutors officially indicted Anders Behring Breivik, the ...

When most people imagine prison, they picture bars, razor wire, and isolation. But around the world, some prisons operate very differently. From inmates dancing in choreographed performances in the ...