Prisoners worldwide may experience prison envy about Norwegian prisoners who enjoy life at the world's first eco-friendly jail. For murderers and rapists alike, going to Bastoey Prison is like going to a five-star summer camp where they get to enjoy not only first class accommodations and activities but also enjoy organic local cuisine -- very local.

Located just one and a half miles from mainland, this unconventional, first-rate minimum-security prison is one of a kind that supporters say is good for the inmates, Norway's economy and the planet. Inmates live in homes free of gates and barb-wire and can have their own TV, play tennis, swim and do horseback riding in the summer months. Criminals are given a chance to learn about self reliance and are trained on environmentally sustainable practices. Inmates are responsible for growing almost all of their food using organic practices. They catch their own fish on their own boat and tend to their own chickens, sheep and cows to provide dairy and animal protein. The prison has even strict energy conservation practices and employs the skills of inmates to install solar panels that cut their electricity bills by 70 percent. Additionally, they use wood waste for heating and recycle all they can. Now, that's I call a true commune of the idyllic variety. I can only imagine the possibilities, their carbon footprint could be almost zero if they took it the max by going vegan and could enjoy guilt free lives, at least when it comes to carbon emissions.