Why is the U.S. reluctant to adopt the Scandinavian prison model?

April 23
37 mins

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A handful of states from California, Pennsylvania to Maine have tried to adopt a more rehabilitative Scandinavian prison model. But such models have failed to be replicated at large scale. Why?

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