When we talk about prison, in our mind it would be scary, dirty, and dark. In the journal ‘Crime & Delinquency’ of researchers at Cambridge University, most released offenders never return to prison. It means, they started to become a better person or they were scared about being in jail.
It has been a ‘public secrets’ that a torture, fighting, even raping happened in the prison. But in the following lists of prisons in the world that are very comfortable for prisoners, these prisons are even more luxurious than apartments. Check these out!
- Bastoy Prison, Norway
Norway is one of the Scandinavian countries that is very friendly for tourists. Beside the fact Norway is a tourist destination, they are known for treating the prisoners like human beings. Located on Bastoy island, Bastoy Prison is a prison complex. The prisoners who were in jail can sunbathe, play tennis, fishing or even horse riding. For your information, Bastoy Prison house perpetrators of serious crimes such as rape and murder.
- HMP Addiewell, Scotland
Scotland is part of the UK, and they share borders with England. Her Majesty Prison in Scotland located in Southern Scotland with a maximum capacity of 400 prisoners. The purpose of HMP Addiewell is serving prisoners to be productive and gaining their skills.
- Otago Corrections Facility, New Zealand
Otago Corrections Facility is not like any other prisons, they are treating all of the prisoners like a guest in the resort. They want prisoners to build skills such as farming, cooking, engineering and other things. Otago Corrections Facility has capacity for 454 prisoners with security classifications ranging from minimum to high.
- Cebu Prison, Philippines
Cebu Prison may not match the luxury standards of the other prisons. But Cebu Prison is popular because of the way they treat the prisoners. Cebu Prison has a correctional facility that serves prisoners to perform their own skills of singing, dancing, and other creative things.