Posted on 08/13/2018 12:47:35 PM PDT by Red Badger
It's barely 6:00 am and Alfred is already busy milking cows. But when his chores on the farm are done, he won't be going home -- he'll be returning to his prison cell.
In Sweden, which prioritises rehabilitation over long prison sentences, Alfred is one of 60 inmates preparing to reintegrate into society at a minimum security "open prison" functioning as a farm in the town of Mariestad, about 300 kilometres (185 miles) southwest of Stockholm.
Imprisoned since April for illegally possessing a gun, Alfred, a grandfather in his 50s who is due to be released in November, can't hide the joy he gets from spending time with the animals.
"I like them... they calm me down," he says with a sigh, wearing a cap, his arm covered in tattoos.
In this agricultural prison called Rodjan -- the biggest of the Swedish penitentiary system's three farms -- his routines are the same every day.
He meets up with his work assignment partner Sofian (both names have been changed to protect their identities) in the morning for two and a half hours of work and then once again in the evening.
"I clean (the udder) to avoid the bacteria, then I disinfect it" before pulling the teats, Alfred says enthusiastically.
Other inmates work on the farm watering the plants, repainting the gates, and mowing the lawn. And a dozen of them are in charge of the livestock.
- Prisoners in freedom -
Sweden is among the countries with the fewest prisoners in the world: there are 0.5 inmates per 1,000 inhabitants, which is half of that in France (one per 1,000), Swedish and French prison data show.
The Scandinavian nation spends twice as much as France on each detainee, including those placed under surveillance, and works hard to avoid confinement.
(Excerpt) Read more at afp.com ...
Labor (if not HARD labor) should be mandatory.
Muslim prisoners will seek that special Islamic solace that only farm animals can bring to adherents of the pervert prophet.
“Imprisoned since April for illegally possessing a gun”
allegedly one of the lowest imprisonment rates but this is one of the things they take seriously I guess.
However, I am glad he at least gets to socialize with a gentle beast who has more sense than the globalists running his country.
Most of these crooks were nailed for uddering and publishing.
Sound like a bunch of stool pigeons.
Teats all I can think of for now.
I think a lot of people need something to do that isn’t too hard mentally, but keeps them physically busy and somewhat productive. I think our technological society leaves a lot of people behind who are not up the the intellectual demands of a high-skilled profession, while the lower skilled jobs have largely been outsourced or replaced by tech in the interest of cost savings.
I don’t know the solution, but I don’t believe in ignoring the problem.
Why did the Swedish prisoner cross the road in front of the prison?
Alfred`s got pull with the cows but not with the warden.
I hate thinking of all that potential labor in our U.S. prisons going to waste.
A very MOOOOOOO’ving story!
They seem to be real “bullish” regarding this rehab program...
Udderly fascinating................
They’re definitely milking it for all it’s worth................
I'm just glad the punishment doesn't go beyond the pail.
I wonder if Bossy found his cowlick “udderly” “bovine”?
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