Cows help rehabilitate prisoners in Sweden

MARIESTAD, Sweden - It's barely 6 am and Alfred is already busy milking cows. But when his chores on the farm are done, he won't be going home - he'll be returning to his prison cell.

In Sweden, which prioritizes rehabilitation over long prison sentences, Alfred is one of 60 inmates preparing to reintegrate into society at a minimum security "open prison" functioning as a farm in the town of Mariestad, 300 kilometers southwest of Stockholm.

Imprisoned since April for illegally possessing a gun, Alfred, a grandfather in his 50s who is due to be released in November, can't hide the joy he gets from spending time with the animals.