For many people who end up in prison, efforts at rehabilitation are hampered by historic, pervasive and deeply embedded social inequalities. The bloated prison system in England and Wales has become a ...

Ongoing research by Jordan Hyatt, PhD, JD, an associate professor and director of the Center for Public Policy, testing a Scandinavian-inspired approach to incarceration to reduce recidivism rates in ...

Incarcerated residents share a meal with a correctional officer for the first time in SCI Chester's Little Scandinavia unit. A Pennsylvania prison is testing a new approach that gives incarcerated ...

Pennsylvania’s prison system is looking to expand its model “Little Scandinavia” unit — which aims to create a more humane environment inside prisons — following the success of the pilot project, the ...

Less than a week after wrapping up this year’s legislative session, a group of state lawmakers flew to Norway with California corrections officials and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg to tour the ...

A US prison decides to try out the methods of the Scandinavian prison system. But there are challenges ahead. Can the Americans succeed in focusing on rehabilitating prisoners instead of punishing ...