another day, another picture of my mom in a magazine

spotted by rachel in the april issue of RSVP

what jail looks like in norway.

this is kind of old news, but i took a took a vacay from the news while in portland, so i'm just getting caught up. what a nicely designed and pleasant space!

If a prisoner should grow tired of such depressing confines, he can always head out to the climbing wall, the recording studio, or the communal kitchen. "In the Norwegian prison system, there's a focus on human rights and respect," prison governor Are Hoida explained last May. "We don't see any of this as unusual." (via)

side note on norway:

Countries track recidivism rates differently, but even an imperfect comparison suggests the Norwegian model works. Within two years of their release, 20% of Norway's prisoners end up back in jail. In the U.K. and the U.S., the figure hovers between 50% and 60%. (via)