NYT > U.S. News States Look to Europe to Improve U.S. Prison Conditions Par :Shaila Dewan and Lena Mucha For The New York Times 25 juillet 2025 à 05:00 States of all political stripes, including Oklahoma, North Dakota and Massachusetts, have sent officials to tour prisons in Germany in search of ways to improve conditions for American inmates. © Lena Mucha for The New York TimesAt Tegel Prison in Berlin, maximum-security prisoners have many of the same freedoms as minimum-security prisoners in the United States.