10 Of The Most Humane Prisons Around the World
Let’s face it, being sentenced to time behind bars is no joke. There is a grim picture in all of our heads when we think of the slammer. We think of a dark and damp atmosphere, a constant fear of safety and an overall misery of being confined to a tight space with sometimes no end in sight. Perhaps all of the prison shows we see on television paint that awful picture in our heads. With every Law & Order episode, the last place we all are reminded we don’t want to end up is in a yard gang war, an isolation room or even worse – the showers! In all seriousness, prison is a place that is well deserved for people who have committed heinous crimes. It is no place for some girl scout to end up because she rang your doorbell one too many times. Proper punishment and rehabilitation must occur when one breaks the law and sometimes changes the lives of others drastically. Whether it is a ‘short’ 5 month stay or life with no parole, prison becomes the new home for these inmates. E...