The Finnish (or Nordic) system operates on the principle on rehabilitating inmates by reintegrating them into society, they do not confine them to a “typical” prison cell like those common in America (instead it’s akin to a college dorm with amenities). There are videos talking about the Nordic prison system you can look up to get the picture.

It’s the same with Norway: as they know that “keeping inmates in a cage beating and abusing them” doesn’t help, instead rehabilities them. (Look up Halden Prison) I mean, why is it that Finland manages to maintain a low recidivism rate while it barely scratches that in the United States?

  • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org
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    7 hours ago

    It’s a system that is working as intended,

    You make it sound like something good LOL

    From an outside perspective, it is outrageous. Ratio of incarceration or other statistics are poor indicators of why such a system is far from good or decent or human…

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      6 hours ago

      Oh no. I get what they were saying.

      It was never intended to be good. It IS working as intended and that is definitely not a good thing.