Can Scandinavian Principles of Humanity Work in American Prisons? Prelim. Lessons From Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is conducting a fascinating experiment: Can Scandinavian principles of humanity and restorative justice work in American prisons?
Superintendent Gina Clark describes her workplace, known as Little Scandinavia, a unit within a prison in Chester PA which opened in May 2022.
Martin Gilla from the Swedish Prison & Probation Service, describes how the Swedish model works.
A short video, ( • Prison Project: Little... ) is referenced which describes Little Scandinavia - Chester's journey both in terms of physical facility remodeling and retraining/reorienting prison employees.
Dr. Jordan Hyatt, Associate professor of criminology & justice studies at Drexel University talks about how the program is working so far and shares preliminary results.
This is an exciting experiment with the potential to make a meaningful and cost effective difference in our incarceration system, reduce rates of recidivism, and ultimately, improve public safety.

[@sophial7507]

Great to see an update about this. Can’t wait for the third and final episode of the docu-series to be released next week.

[@abocas]

I watched the documentary some years ago.
As I remember it was Denmark, Norway and Sweden. - Which is Scandinavia.

[@HumanistSocietyofSantaBarbara]

@@abocas What was the name of the documentary?