I don't see how literally denying a person anything resembling a stable basic existence makes sense for helping them become productive people again. Norway has

I don't see how literally denying a person anything resembling a stable basic existence makes sense for helping them become productive people again. Norway has it right on this: their prisons are highly structured and rehabilitative, and they have the lowest recidivism rate of any nation. Cognitive behavioural therapy and changing habits beats solitary, any day.