First Ecological Prison - Norway

[Priti Bhardwaj]

Dear All,

 

The attached article is about a very cost-effective "first ecological prison" in Norway.

The article ends with Bastoey prison says on its website that its philosophy comes

from an old Indian saying: "We don't own nature. We borrow and manage it in our lives, thinking about our descendants."

 

So they have learnt and implemented what we have forgotten... *sigh*

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL2421818120070827?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true

 

Regards,

 

Priti Bharadwaj

Project Officer

Prison Reforms Programme

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

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[rk saxena]

The philosophy behind creating open institutions for reformation of offenders is the same whether it is Sanganer in Jaipur or Bastoey in Norway. The difference is in the physical implementation of the idea. Norway has money to spend on horse-riding, solar panels, swimming and most importantly on 2-3 prison officers every 20 inmates. In Sanganer there are only 6 (untrained) warders - no officers - to look-after more than 150 inmates and their families and there is no facility for water or for construction of uniform hutments. And yet the panchayat of these resident inmates controls the open camp as a local body.   A bit of financial support from the government or from voluntary organisations can put the Sanganer Prisoners Open Camp on the world map of correctional institutions. This is how I feel.   RK Saxena Consultant

Prison Reforms Programme Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

--- On Fri, 7/11/08, Priti Bhardwaj <pr...@humanrightsinitiative.org> wrote:

[beulah emmanuel]

Dear Sir ,    Thank you very much for the information. Probably i feel we should gear up the energy  as we are  contemporaries in the concept.As you wish and all of us join we will definitely put not only sanganeir but the entire Correctional System of India on globe.   BEULAH EMMANUEL  RICA, VELLORE.       --- On Sat, 12/7/08, rk saxena <rk_saxe...@yahoo.com> wrote:

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[rk saxena]

Many thanks and best wishes

RK Saxena Consultant Prison Reforms Programme Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

--- On Sun, 7/13/08, beulah emmanuel <beula...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: