Posted on 05/24/2012 2:44:14 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
Picture this: A small Norwegian island dotted with pine trees, rocky coasts, rustic farms and private, wooden cottages. It sounds almost like the perfect romantic getaway. But the residents are actually inmates confined to what some are calling the "world's nicest prison." CNN has an excellent, in-depth look at Bastoy Prison, located on a one-square-mile island in southern Norway. It's unconventional to say the least; neither the prisoners nor the guards wear uniforms, and the inmates have keys to their own rooms. "It's still prison," said one inmate, "Luke," 23, who withheld his full name. "In your mind, you are locked (up)."
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Mmmm, mmmmm! Does that come with SkinkeOst?
Better than peanut butter and cheese..
But your body is leaving your private room for sun bathing and fishing.
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