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.

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.