[vikingcaffiene]

I’ve read about this place on several different occasions. It fits with my world view of what criminal justice reform should look like.

Sadly, in the US (where I live) this would never fly. We are a people of violence and revenge and want those who’ve done us wrong to suffer. It doesn’t matter that it perpetuates a cycle. Even if a miracle happened and a place like this was brought into existence, some politician would start using it to score cheap shots. “Look what $party_name is doing! Sending rapists and murderers to a health spa!! I’m TOUGH on crime! I’ll end this!!”

I suppose I would have a hard time swallowing someone who killed a love one of mine getting to do yoga in the woods too. Dunno.