Norway builds some nice prisons.  Each prisoner gets a sweet cell, an LCD television, and a shower.  On top of the the prison has some nice amenities so the convicts can stay in shape and enjoy their time behind bars.

A recent drastic transformation occured in September 2008 in Boston when the Charles Street Jail, built in 1851, was given a facelift and is now a 300-room luxury hotel, called Liberty Hotel. It comes equipped with 10 suites, 3 restaurants, lounges and a fitness center. The architects, Cambridge Seven Associates went to great pains to [...]

An old man lived alone in the country. He wanted to dig his potato garden but it was very hard work as the ground was hard. His only son Fred, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament. Dear Fred, I am [...]