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Inside The ‘World’s Most Humane’ Prison In Denmark Where Inmates Live Like They’re On Vacation
Apr 4, 2025
Denmark’s Storstrøm Prison isn’t your typical high-security prison. Instead of just locking people up, it’s built to actually help inmates get their lives back on track.
The whole place is designed to take care of both their mental and physical well-being while making sure the staff also have a safe, decent place to work.
Denmark built a prison that looks nothing like a prison
Storstrøm Prison sits near the town of Gundslev, Denmark, and at first glance, you’d never guess it’s a prison. There are no intimidating concrete walls or barbed wire everywhere.
Instead, the place looks like a modern university campus — designed with a clean, minimalist Scandinavian style. It even takes inspiration from a traditional Danish village.
A hundred-million-pound facility designed for rehabilitation
This prison wasn’t cheap. It took five years to build and cost over $127 million. It has room for 250 inmates, and each one gets their own 40-square-foot cell.
But these aren’t the grim, claustrophobic cells you’d imagine. They each have a fridge, a 22-inch TV, a big window, and a wardrobe.
Prison cells are more like dorm rooms
Forget those tiny, depressing cells with metal bars. These rooms are more like small dorms. Each inmate has a comfy bed, a desk with a reading lamp, and — this is a big one — a private bathroom.
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