More Norway Standard of Living Porn versus the NAACP's Prison Project

As some of you may know, aside from galactic conquest where all will kneel before Zod (and I change my name to "Zod"), the humble goal of our 527 is to tranform the United States into the mythical far away land of Norway, with the unicorns and fairy tale backgrounds and universal health and child care and such.


Here is more Norway standard of living porn:

Arne Kvernvik Nilsen, Bastoy's governor and a practicing psychotherapist, describes it as the world's first human-ecological prison — a place where inmates learn to take responsibility for their actions by caring for the environment. Prisoners grow their own organic vegetables, turn their garbage into compost and tend to chickens, cows, horses and sheep. They also operate the ferry that shuttles a number of them to school and jobs on the mainland, make their own dinner (they're allowed to use knives) and chop wood (using axes and chainsaws). Although authorities carry out routine drug tests, the prison generally emphasizes trust and self-regulation: Bastoy has no fences, the windows have no bars, and only five guards remain on the island after 3 p.m. and on weekends. "They are among the worst criminals in Norway. They are murderers, they are rapists, they are Hells Angels," says Nilsen. "But they keep the whole society alive and running." (See pictures inside the world's most humane prison.)

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2000920,00.html#ixzz1IuBx8TLm

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Meanwhile, back on our horrible Back to the Future II world ruled by Biff the NAACP gives us this: 

Here's a bit. Cue the theme from Oz:

On April 7th, the NAACP released a new report, Misplaced Priorities, that examines America's escalating levels of prison spending and its impact on state budgets and our nation’s children.
Misplaced Priorities tracks the steady shift of state funds away from education and toward the criminal justice system. Researchers have found that over-incarceration most often impacts vulnerable and minority populations, and that it destabilizes communities.
The report is part of the NAACP’s “Smart and Safe Campaign,” and offers a set of recommendations that will help policymakers in all 50 states downsize prison populations and shift the savings to education budgets.
Below are profiles of the six cities studied in the report, as well as three profiled individuals. Click here to download a PDF of the full report.

Related: The NAACP has also been sending this mobile billboard around certain towns. It says: "Welcome to America. 5 percent of the world's people. 25 percent of its prisoners.