Health-promoting imprisonment is being deprioritized, researcher claims

Norwegian prison research has long examined the pains of imprisonment, isolation, and the harm caused by prison. Recent studies suggest that to truly promote health, personal growth, and hope, prisons must adopt approaches that differ from the current reforms underway in Norway. These new strategies aim to transform the prison environment into a setting that supports rehabilitation and positive change.

For several decades, Norwegian prison research has focused on the pains of imprisonment, isolation and the harm that prison does. Research shows that what is needed is something quite different from the developments currently underway in Norway.

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