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A Pennsylvania prison gets a Scandinavian-style makeover – and shows how the US penal system could become more humane

  • Written by Jordan Hyatt, Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, Drexel University
imagePrisoners and staff share responsibility for taking care of the fish tank at the 'Little Scandinavia' housing unit in a Pennsylvania prison. Commonwealth Media Services

The United States has the largest number of people incarcerated in the world – about 25% of all people imprisoned worldwide are in American prisons and jails.

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