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Thank you @amariespeaks for taking the time to read and comment!
I really think most people have good inside - some have just been stomped on or molded to believe they must act a certain way to survive
I agree; I believe anyone has the potential to do good or bad and environment can guide one way or the other. Some people might be affected more and some less to outside influences.
The situation in the US is definitely bad, also in most of the countries, at least in closed sections. But Norway has taken a different approach which doesn't involve sells: Criminals live in open "prisons", actually they look like a regular dormitory, where they have lots of social programs and freedom in certain limits, of course, focusing heavily on rehabilitation and prevention of future crimes. And it's been successful:
It has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the world at 20%. The US has one of the highest: 76.6% of prisoners are re-arrested within five years. [source]
I've planned to make a blog relating to the Norway prison system but haven't got my head around it yet...
Yes, I have heard of some of these statistics from Norway but haven't looked too deeply into it. It does seem amazing, the strides they are making! I think Portugal is another country doing amazing rehabilitation work.
I don't know about Portugal's prison system, but their drug policy is what the whole world should take an example of and it sure contributes to criminal rehabilitation too, drugs being one of the reasons behind criminality.
Yes, that was exactly my point.. sorry should have included I meant their drug rehabilitation programs. But you're spot on - drugs are a huge influence in crime which is what made me think of them. I will have to look into their correctional system too.