Prison reform

Prison reform has been in the news lately in the U.S. as there may be a bipartisan bill in the works to help mitigate the problem.  Here's some info on the situation in the U.S.

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/28/us/mass-incarceration-five-key-facts/index.html

Some factors that have exacerbated the problem are mandatory minimum sentences:

and for profit private prisons:

What are prisons like here?  Should prisons focus more on punishment or rehabilitation?  Are there any laws that you would change if you had the power?  Is there anywhere that has a prison system that you would like to model here?

Documentary film maker Michael Moore went to Norway to research the Norwegian system:

I'm looking forward to hearing your proposals on what can be done to improve incarceration.