U.S. officials look to Europe to learn how to make prison better

American prison officials are looking to European nations like Germany and Norway for a roadmap on how to design a prison that emphasizes rehabilitation and a successful return to life on the outside.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4500x3000+0+0/resize/4500x3000!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2F96%2F42751e2b4c8897e539b090c442e6%2F20261012-mucha-vera-berlin-105.jpg' alt='A group of Americans, whose work intersects with the criminal justice system in New York City, tour the Moabit pretrial detention facility in Berlin, Germany. The nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice invites officials to tour prisons in Germany to see how they design their system for rehabilitation.'/><p>American prison officials are looking to European nations like Germany and Norway for a roadmap on how to design a prison that emphasizes rehabilitation and a successful return to life on the outside.</p><p>(Image credit: Lena Mucha)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6026417' />