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Solutions Journalism: Prison of the mind

Can a mental-health-first approach to justice lead to reduced crime rates? Dr Jenny Okolo explores innovative approaches to prison systems in Sweden and the Netherlands.

In many countries around the world, prison populations are bursting at the seams. However, in some Northern European countries, prisons are closing and reoffending rates are down, which many have attributed to a novel approach to justice - taking a mental-health first approach. Jenny Okolo, a forensic occupational therapist, seeks to determine whether global prison systems could benefit from a similar approach and whether the solution is as simple as it seems.

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