Inside Halden Fengsel, a high-security prison in Norway, inmates choose their own clothing. Knockoff track suits from designer brands such as Karl Lagerfeld are favored. But what surprised California corrections officer Steve “Bull” Durham most on a recent visit to Halden wasn’t the prisoners but the guards – how relaxed and happy his Norwegian counterparts were, and how casually they interacted with the inmates.
California prison guards are dying too young. How Norway can help (yahoo.com)