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I hope you take the time to watch the video above it is a great look into a successful program going on in Norway to reconnect inmates with life and respect. The prison governor is a very intelligent man and realized if you give the prisoners a good way to earn respect and treat them like people they tend it is much easier for them to integrate back into society. He has successfully rehabilitated inmates which most of the American worlds prisons fail to do everyday by giving his prisoners a way to work and connect with animals as well as create their own food these prisoners are learning to respect life, gain trust and a sense of living.
Everybody needs a sense of pride and programs like this give these men the sense that it can be earned by honest means. We truly need more programs like this in the world because it is abundantly clear that keeping men and women in over crowded cages is not a good way to make an honest person out of them.
Of course to me the fact that they are going about this in an eco-friendly way gives me hope that these men are being taught to respect their surrounding as well as the people around them. The solar power generation is a great step for prisons and I think more and more tax payer supported facilities should be implementing solar or wind power if the location allows for it. The money savings would be huge and the money saved could be directed at running these types of programs.
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Jason
April 28th, 2008 at 10:56 am
I think that is a genius way to get them to not only learn to live civilly but also carefully.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
UtahLuxury.com: I totally agree with you. These men seem to be willing to work and exist in a society instead of going back to their old ways. I hope this type of thing catches on.
April 29th, 2008 at 5:04 am
Now that is some thinking outside the box! Nice find and could be something we should adopt here ….
Mikes last blog post..I believe I can fly……
April 30th, 2008 at 2:48 am
Mike: I totally agree Mike it is something we should look at adopting here. I’m glad you liked it!