Articles by Doran Larson

What’s Justice Got to Do with It?

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2020 by Doran Larson published in Prison Legal News September, 2020, page 1

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement. Locations: Iceland, United States of America.

Visits to Icelandic Prisons Shine Light on America’s Complacency Toward the Suffering of Incarcerated People

by Doran Larson

After 40 years of an inter-partisan tougher-on-crime-than-you arms race, sentencing reform (and a desire to reduce prison costs) is one issue that now brings Republicans and Democrats together. No other advanced democracy ...

American Apartheid: Why Scandinavian Prisons Are Superior

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2014 by Doran Larson published in Prison Legal News January, 2014, page 1

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Prison Tourism/Consumerism, Prisoners-International. Locations: Denmark, Sweden.

“Open” prisons, in which detainees are allowed to live like regular citizens, should be a model for the U.S.

by Doran Larson

It’s a postcard-perfect day on Suomenlinna Island, in Helsinki’s South Harbor. Warm for the first week of June, day trippers mix with Russian, Dutch and Chinese tourists sporting ...