First Swedish Prisoners Arrive at Tartu Under Prison‑rental Deal
- Four Swedish prisoners have arrived in Estonia to serve their sentences under a prison-rental agreement between the countries.
- The prisoners flew to Ämari military air base and were moved to the prison in Tartu, Estonia's second-largest city.
- Sweden and Estonia agreed in 2025 to transfer up to 600 Swedish prisoners to Tartu prison.
- Estonia has the right to vet and reject inmates selected by Sweden, and prisoners will be returned to Sweden before finishing their sentences.
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Sweden has some 17,500 active members of criminal networks , according to the Police , which estimates that another 50,000 people are linked to organized crime in its territory. The explosion of criminality linked to these clans has forced to remodel an overflowing prison system , oriented to reintegration and designed for a much lower level of crime. To alleviate prison massification, Sweden signed in June an agreement with Estonia for which it…
Swedish prisoners are given special conditions when they serve their sentences in Estonia.
The first Swedish prisoners arrived at an Estonian prison on Tuesday under an agreement aimed at easing pressure on overcrowded Swedish prisons, the Estonian Prison Service said.
The first four Swedish prisoners arrived at Tartu prison in Estonia on Tuesday, where they are to pay their sentence under an agreement signed between Stockholm and Tallinn, the Baltic prison administration has announced, reports AFP.
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