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Re:The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people by jlgreco on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @05:55PM (#6402179)
"This is the only truly just reason for impeding anyone's freedoms. Rehabilitation is certainly a noble end"

Yes, that makes sense. Rehabilitation is something that you might as well attempt while detaining somebody dangerous, but detainment is obviously the priority.

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Re:The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people by jacquesm on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @06:09PM (#6402250)
Indeed. In the first phase of incarceration the priority is to remove threat from society, over time it shifts to rehabilitation.
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