Visiting Americans find the atmosphere at Bastoy shocking. Its incarceration rate, at 74 per 100,000 people, is about a tenth of America’s. This is despite the fact that Norway reserves prison for hard cases, who would normally be more likely to reoffend.

By contrast, a study of 29 American states found a recidivism rate nearly twice as high. Norway has the lowest reoffending rate in Scandinavia: two years after release, only 20% of prisoners have been reconvicted. By teaching the inmates responsibility, Bastoy aims to “create good neighbours”. “They take only three or four decisions a day, such as when to go to the toilet.” At Bastoy they make nearly as many decisions as they would if they were free. In a normal prison, inmates are spoon-fed, notes Mr Eberhardt. They must do time in a conventional lockup and apply to be transferred, having convinced the authorities that they wish to reform. Inmates do not start their sentences at Bastoy. If they do not tend the fields, the crops will die. If they do not tend the forest, it will cover the island, notes Tom Eberhardt, the governor. In short, the prisoners are expected to look after themselves. They used to slaughter cows but Norwegian health and safety laws make this uneconomical unless done on an industrial scale. They chop down trees for furniture, grow vegetables and raise livestock. Bastoy prisoners walk around with hammers, axes and chainsaws. It does not store any personal data.Prisons in other parts of the world try to stop inmates from laying hands on any piece of metal that could be shaped into a weapon. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.

Little knife a tor com original