Prisoners will return to prison within five years, compared to Halden Prison in Norway at 20 percent ... “Utopia” because there are no cells, just dorm rooms like college with a kitchen ...

Officials say the norm is now five hours out of cells daily ... of Amend’s work at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, Calif. By Norwegian standards, these are modest steps.

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 ...

"Who cares how they feel?" Well, Conway experienced quite a shock when he visited Halden Prison, one of the newest correctional facilities in Norway. "I'm having a hard time believing that I'm in ...

About a mile off the coast of Norway, in the Outer Oslofjord ... By all accounts, the island prison and its inhabitants live in peace, working together and sharing resources.