We are still struggling to have those in
government in Nigeria to reduce the millions of
Naira they earn by way of salaries and
allowances, so money can circulate and the
masses can, at least, live a decent life.
But in Norway, a country where institutions
work and leaders can't spend billions on Private
Jet without any questions, their citizens live like
actually human beings. Even those in prison for
one offence or the other are treated like kinds
and properly rehabilitated before coming out.
Just check out all the photos below and see
what good leadership can do for you:
This is called the Halden Prison. It's the
World's Most Humane Prison. Prisoners eat like
Princes. One of the afternoons, recently,
homemade orange sorbet and slices of tropical
fruit lined the table.
Prison guards must not maltreat them. In fact
they frequently eat meals and play sports with
prisoners. Their health is intact. Doctors,
dentists, gynecologists etc are always around.
They learn to play musical instruments and
record their own songs. They compete on
Norway's version of American Idol
Every 10 to 12 cells share a kitchen and living
room, where prisoners prepare their evening
meals and relax after a day of work. None of
the windows at Halden have bars.
There's also a recording studio with a
professional mixing board. In-house music
teachers — who refer to the inmates as
"pupils," never "prisoners" — work with their
charges on piano, guitar, and more.
Norway's prison guards undergo two years of
training at an officers' academy and enjoy an
elevated status, even compared with their peers
in the U.S. and Britain. Their official job
description says they must motivate the inmate
"so that his sentence is as meaningful,
enlightening and rehabilitating as possible ."
Exercise is mandatory every morning, and of
course they have professional and well trained
instructors.
The maximum sentence in Norway, even for
murder, is 21 years. Since most inmates will
eventually return to society, prisons mimic the
outside world as much as possible to prepare
them for freedom. At Halden prison, rooms have
en-suite bathrooms with ceramic tiles, mini-
fridges and flat-screen TVs.
Halden's architects preserved trees across the
75-acre site to obscure the 20-ft.-high security
wall that surrounds the perimeter, in order to
minimize the institutional feel and, in the words
of one architect, to "let the inmates see all of
the seasons."
Now is this prison not better than freedom in
some cases? It is well o!
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