Most Luxurious Prisons Around the World

When such prisons are visualized, images of cells that are small, high walls and measures that are punishment like pop into our minds. Notwithstanding this fact, in the world community, there is a tendency to revise the custom whats sentencing is based on not just punishment but also rehabilitatioon too. "Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines" and the "quiet developer of Norway's Halden Prison" are just some examples of these alternative approaches that break away from conventional concepts of confinement. However, luxury cells are only a pleasurable environment for criminals. Does it actually rejuvenate offenders?We now need to investigate this discussion.

When it comes to CPDRC or Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, a special form of imprisonment is experienced. Convicts in orange jumpers start up dance shows for the entertainment of visitors together to rhythmic sounds of their favourite tunes. Initially CPDRC if fitness initiative rapidly turned into a gigantic phenomenon which resulted in its promotion to the international level. Warden Byron F. Garcia's unorthodox strategy was aimed to catalyze the already existing camaraderie among the inmates and instead of the detention, they turned into internet celebrities. Yet, the rise of this fame cannot be free of the controversy. Those who are against such events claim that they make a mockery of criminality and lack to address the true needs of prisoners. It leads to the question whether betterment of prisoners or their public social recognition is more appropriate.

To the contrary, Halden Prison in Norway, standing among the forest trees, is a center of peace, quiet and subdued atmosphere. In this institution, convicts’ freedom is highly enhanced through having personal space which included leisure activities and educational and vocational programs. The philosophy of rehabilitation correlates with every working technique of Halden, which portrays the Norwegian belief in reintroducing released prisoners into society. By way of active security measures with no emphasis on hardening the facility by creating a trust-building environment, Halden favors prevention rather than punishment and it brings about very low levels of violence and recidivism.

There is a paradigm shift in European prisons like Bastøy in Norway and Justice Center Leoben in Austria that symbolize the transition to humane prisons. These sites give the prisoners easing accommodation, pastime activities and vocational training which proves that rehabilitation could prevail punishment. Along the same line, Aranjuez Prison in Spain which is geared towards incarcerated parents together with their children is another significant aspect in the rehabilitation process that lays emphasis on the importance of family bonds. Approaches in the advanced countries, like New Zealand, inclusive of training and community rehabilitation, espoused by the Otago Department of Corrections, concentrate on developing skills and facilitating community assimilation.

The divergent approaches to incarceration beg the question: revealing the role that the media plays in our own lives as the public that consume the news, which model is really here for the greater good of the public amidst of the tug of war?Although punishment may create an initial sense of release, more extended reviews from the United States show evidence of increased re-offending, thus contradicting the findings. When societies are faced with the complicated issues of the judicial system, the belief that rehabilitation is the best way to prevent the repetitious of an offending act is spreading. Through pushing at the root causes of riskfactors and granting offenders the resources for selftransforming, the countries are capable of decreasing the social costs of imprisonment and building a more democratic and caring system.

As we contemplate the development of imprisonment and far reaching consequences, we can finally say that traditional worldview is no longer applicable. Brilliantly, from the electric performances of CPDRC to the tranquil scenes of the Halden Prison, these novel methods of rehabilitation may be a foretaste of a time when empathy will square off with the censure of human nature. Notwithstanding the difficulties, the world-wide drive of restorative justice is a sign of a changing paradigm: a shift to a system driven by empathy, dignity and the chance of redemption. People in prisons may stand to benefit the most from this paradigm-shift. Through our joint effort on this journey, we will discover that the place where 'justice' is defined is not through 'retribution' but by the possibilities of the healing power of reformation.