How WWII became a fork in the road on prison policy
Publisher
Virginian-Pilot
Date
2025-5-20
This month, Norway marked the 80th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi Germany, and the United States will commemorate the same anniversary of World War II ending in September. One unexpected outcome from the conflict is the role prisoners of war camps played in prison policy. For Norway, POW camps planted a seed of human dignity that decades later blossomed into the principle of normality to guide the treatment of approximately 3,000 prisoners today.
Citation
Gerard Robinson, How WWII became a fork in the road on prison policy, Virginian-Pilot (May 20, 2025).