Halden Hotel: Prisoner Development at Norway’s ‘Perfect Prison’ and Implications for American Criminal Justice Reform

Richard Iannelli ’19

Oslo and Halden, Norway

This undergraduate spring break project explored the juxtaposition of the contrary philosophies of criminal justice and human dignity in various prison systems. The project focused on prisoner development in Norwegian prisons, particularly Halden fengsel, a prison whose model of respect, freedom, responsibility, and rehabilitation has led to marked decreases in recidivism. The research sought to understand how such a system can be introduced to the United States, and how prisoners can be treated with dignity within a criminal justice system.

Faculty Advisor: Edward Kelly

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2019