‘Little Scandinavia’ Transforms a U.S. Prison
Overcrowding, violence and long sentences contribute to a climate of hopelessness for incarcerated people and staff at U.S. prisons. One correctional facility located in Chester, Pennsylvania, aims to create a more humane prison environment and to reduce recidivism with a pilot of Little Scandinavia, an international project and research collaboration between Drexel criminology expert Jordan Hyatt, PhD, JD, and the University of Oslo.
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