Nicest Prison Ever

I guess prison doesn't have to be all that bad. There is a prison in Norway that is more like a vacation island. The prisoners are allowed walk freely through the one square mile island and enjoy tennis courts, horse back riding, and of course the beautiful beaches on the island. Each prisoner is given their own little cottage to live on and are allowed to choose from many different meals from the chefs menu. The only thing stopping them from escaping is a one and a half mile canal, but why escape? Some people might think that prison is made for punishment, not fun and vacation like this, but the Norwegians are going a different rout, instead of punishing for crimes, they are making it more of a rehabilitation, and it works. In other countries like the U.S. and the U.K., about half of the prisons that are released are back behind bars in a few years, while in Norway, only 15-20% are back behind bars after coming out of one of these types of prisons. So should murders and rapists be punished and have to suffer for what they did, or should they be rehabilitated? It is a controversial issue but data shows that it works better to rehabilitate.