This is a pretty old video, but I just watched it today, and it's actually quite interesting.
It's a bit long, but it's a good watch.
[video=youtube;8EMRUUuz7CU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EMRUUuz7CU[/video]
Not to be too much of a doubter here, but Nuuk is not really a city, it's basically a town, and a small one at that (15,000 ppl).
So this kinda thing can work when its a very tight community, but not in big huge cities. And I'm guessing the people at this prison are not serious offenders.
[QUOTE=Funktastic Dog;47023438]Not to be too much of a doubter here, but Nuuk is not really a city, it's basically a town, and a small one at that (15,000 ppl).
So this kinda thing can work when its a very tight community, but not in big huge cities. And I'm guessing the people at this prison are not serious offenders.[/QUOTE]
They said in the beginning of the video it can go from theft, to multiple murders.
I would like to see a mix between this idea and a more closer prison. I like the idea that prisoners are allowed to educate themselves, as probably a lot of people going to prison are younger. But perhaps with some stricter rules, maybe even have education available on the prison grounds.
I am not so sure about the whole letting them out of the prison. I can see it working, but at the same time not. Prison should be focused on making a person regret what they have done, and then improve themselves to get back into society and undo the trust that they have broken. The standard stereotypical prison in my opinion doesn't do this very well. It probably makes people regret what they have done but doesn't help them anywhere near as close to what is needed.
I guess this depends on your view on things, but in a way a lot of criminals are victims themselves. Though this isn't an excuse to say that they aren't responsible for their own actions but just as deserving they are of punishment, they are also deserving an extra chance.
Sorry for going on, but just some food for thought/discussion.
it's said that their are murderers housed in the prison, however I'm willing to bet most of them are in there for stealing or drug charges.
For someone who is put in on say violent offenses in relation to drugs and the like... Yeah, I could totally understand an open system. Rape and murder though? That's a point where you draw a very strong line in the dirt and have to realize that yes you can still give people some sense of humanity, but to allow them to freely walk about the streets would be utter madness.
This is pretty standard for open danish prisons. My father works in an open prison just outside copenhagen and the rules are very lax. Most prisoners are allowed to leave on during the day, as long as they're home before lights-off, assuming they have a valid errand, like a job interview, work, visiting a dying relative or similar.
They also do excurions, to keep them active and try and introduce them to different hobbies, like fishing from a boat, rockclimbing, or just visiting the zoo. Some of the prisoners who aren't allowed to leave the premises, but have families waiting on the outside, are allowed to have them stay the night every now and then.
It's important to note that this is how the open prisons work, not the closed ones. Open prisons are generally used for reintroducing prisoners, especially those who have served long terms, back into society. The openness of the prison allows the inmates to be almost full members of society, except with the structure and guidance that a prison and a cell provides to fall back on.
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