Articles by Erwin James

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Why Is Sweden Closing Its Prisons?
Erwin James – The Guardian, 2 Dec 2013

Sweden’s prison population has dropped so dramatically that the country plans to close four of its prisons. What lessons can the UK learn?

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The Norwegian Prison Where Inmates Are Treated Like People
Erwin James – The Guardian, 4 Mar 2013

On Bastoy prison island in Norway, the prisoners, some of whom are murderers and rapists, live in conditions that critics brand ‘cushy’ and ‘luxurious’. Yet it has by far the lowest reoffending rate in Europe.

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