• Recidivism rates hover at about 20 per cent within two years of release, compared with 50 per cent to 70 per cent in many ...

Why do so many people return to crime after serving their sentence—even in Norway, with one of the world's most humane prison systems? That is the question Olea Linnea Andersson recently explored in ...

As anti-Islam extremist Anders Behring Breivik prepares to stand trial for killing 76 people in Oslo and the Utøya island on Friday, journalists are increasingly turning their attention to Norway's ...

On Monday, we looked at how anti-Islam extremist Anders Behring Breivik's killing spree last week had shed light on Norway's prison system, which focuses on rehabilitating inmates and reintegrating ...

Today, previous convictions, substance abuse and behaviour in prison are the main factors that are considered when predicting the risk of recidivism. A study from the Norwegian University of Science ...

Norway’s prison system emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment, focusing on reintegration rather than harsh confinement. Inmates have access to education, work programs, and humane living conditions ...

The Norwegian Princess Ingrid Alexandra is standing at a crossroad. She's just 21 and already people are saying she could be the first woman to rule Norway in six hundred years. It feels like ...