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Health-promoting imprisonment is being deprioritized, researcher claims

For several decades, Norwegian prison research has focused on the pains of imprisonment, isolation and the harm that prison does. But what is needed for a prison to actually promote health, personal growth and hope? Research shows that what is needed is something quite different from the development...

Health-promoting imprisonment is being deprioritized, researcher claims
Image: Phys.org
For several decades, Norwegian prison research has focused on the pains of imprisonment, isolation and the harm that prison does. But what is needed for a prison to actually promote health, personal growth and hope? Research shows that what is needed is something quite different from the developments currently underway in Norway.

Originally published at Phys.org

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