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| Alaska corrections leaders look to Norway for inspiration |
| By ktoo.org- Andrew Kitchenman |
| Published: 04/04/2018 |
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A small group of Alaska corrections officers are spending more time getting to know inmates, with a goal of helping them reintegrate in society once they’re released. That’s one of several reforms Alaska officials are drawing from the example of Norway, in making changes to how prisons in the state operate. When Dean Williams was being confirmed as corrections commissioner, Senate President Pete Kelly remembers asking him this question: “Is there a place on planet Earth that has got prisons right? And he said, ‘I don’t know, but if I find it, I’ll let you know,’” Kelly said during a March 23 presentation in the Capitol. “And he did find it and it was in Norway.” Read More. |
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