Nicer-looking prisons aren’t the solution

Alexandra Cox and Tim Barrett respond to an article on the effect of better architecture on the prison population. Regarding the article on prisons by Oliver Wainwright ( Raising the bars, G2, 2 September), as a lecturer who has taught in the US and the UK, and researched and worked in both prison systems, I groan every time one of my students asks me about the now-celebrated Halden prison in Norway. It is a challenge to teach students – and perhaps the public – about our commitment