When we say prison, images of dingy, low-lit rooms with iron bars come to our minds, right? However, this perception will be shattered completely once you see the images of Nordic prison. Don’t believe us? See for yourself.

Located in Sweden, several images of the high-security prison went viral on social media after they were shared by one of the users called @IDoTheThinking.

“Nordic prison cells look like $3,000 apartments in San Francisco,” read the tweet by Darrell Owens. Along with the tweet, the user also shared pictures of the cell rooms and common areas of the prison.

Check out the unbelievable images here

Nordic prison cells look like $3,000 apartments in San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/vULaJJuNfi

— Darrell Owens (@IDoTheThinking) December 12, 2020

Instead of an overly crammed prison cell, the Nordic cell offers a cozy, neat, apartment-style comfort with enough space to move around. Well, that's phenomenal.

Meanwhile in another tweet, Owens compared the state of prisons and recreational homes in America. “If your goal is to rehabilitate people and steer them away from criminal lifestyles, curious which environment would foster a better outcome.”

If your goal is to rehabilitate people and steer them away from criminal lifestyles, curious which environment would foster a better outcome.

USA vs Sweden pic.twitter.com/T5Jy69E40u

— Darrell Owens (@IDoTheThinking) December 12, 2020

From overcrowding to period of sentence, Owens argued how proper rehabilitation helped not just in reducing crime but also in improving the lives of prisoners. “A strong system of public healthcare, employment, education and yes, rehabilitation, helps,” he tweeted.

Some of yall are saying its too comfortable or that all prison is bad. Imma just point to the fact that 20% of Norwegian prisoners re-offend versus 76.6% in the U.S. A strong system of public healthcare, employment, education and yes, rehabilitation, helpshttps://t.co/SzOGqfwY3M

— Darrell Owens (@IDoTheThinking) December 13, 2020

Ever since the post was made available online, it has gone viral on the microblogging website, with many debating over the contents of the post. While many supported Owen’s arguments, others were impressed with the facilities provided to the prisoners.

Check out some of the reactions here

imagine how much better our society would be if we treated inmates like human beings

— Peter Kay♿️🕎 (@PeterKayReports) December 12, 2020

It's really an unfair comparison. The purpose of Nordic prisons is to rehabilitate and keep society safe. The purpose of the US system is to make lots of money by incarcerating as many people as possible.

— Rod Davison 🇨🇦 (@Casually_Causal) December 13, 2020

I have paid for hotel room in Stockholm that are less confortable than that

— amou (@amou998) December 12, 2020

It’s an acknowledgement of shared humanity and minimum acceptable standards for housing

— Aaron Holm (@aahholm) December 13, 2020

🤯🤯🤯 I legit opened this thinking somebody moved to a new apartment in bay area

— Prateek Bhatnagar (@_prateekbh) December 13, 2020

looking around at my $1600 room (not apartment, room) in Oakland pic.twitter.com/fZ6UvsnNd8

— Name 🦺 Nobody (@Name_Is_Nobody) December 13, 2020

This is nicer than my college dorm room.

— ️FrozeBren☃️ミ☆ #BLM (@RadBren13) December 13, 2020

Isn’t this a phenomenal idea to be replicated in other countries too? Tell us your thoughts on this in the space below. 

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