Norway Island Prison Goes Ecological

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"The minimum-security Bastoey Prison, a lockup on a lush island that has often been compared to a summer camp, now has claimed a new distinction: the world's first ecological prison.

Without locked gates or barbed wire, the prison operates with solar panels, wood-fire heating instead of oil, strict recycling and eco-friendly food production _ a 10-year project officials say was aimed at helping the roughly 115 prisoners learn values such as protecting the environment and respecting others.

"Our job is to create the best possible development opportunities for the individual, and lay the foundation for possible changes," said prison director Oeyvind Alnaes."

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