Sweden’s Prison Population Has Doubled in a Decade, and Is Set to Spike Even Further – Here’s Why
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In Sweden, more and more minors commit crimes for gangs. Since today, therefore, fourteen years olds have to go to prison. The law came into force four days before the election.
Sweden’s prison population has doubled in a decade, and is set to spike even further – here’s why
Savvapanf Photo/ShutterstockSweden’s criminal justice system was once held up as an example of moderation – focusing on rehabilitation and minimising the use of imprisonment. But the Scandinavian nation could soon join countries such as Russia, Belarus and Nicaragua as a world leader in punitiveness. Throughout 1990s and up to the mid-2010s, Sweden had a total prison population of 4,000-6,000 people. But over the last decade, the prison populati…
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14-year-olds in Sweden can from now on be sentenced to prison for serious crimes. The hotly debated issue, which was decided by an extra-convened Riksdag this summer, has entered into force.
Barbed wire, bars and school desks. This is where 14-year-olds will be in prison in Sweden. “The inmates have the opportunity to be out in the exercise yard for one hour per day,” says Gabriel Wessman, Head of the Rosersberg Prison Service.
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for rape – after having sex with an underage girl in a car in Munkedal. The girl had asked the man to buy her alcohol.
14-year-olds in Sweden can from now on be sentenced to prison for serious crimes. The hotly debated issue, which was decided by an extra-convened Riksdag this summer, has entered into force.
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