Previously, the government has also decided to reintroduce youth prisons – which may mean that it will be the Prison and Probation Service that will be responsible for these individuals.
Martin Holmgren, the Prison and Probation Service's director-general, believes, however, that such young people should not be in prison.
In heart and soul, I do not think so. A 13-year-old is typically so immature that he or she, who does wrong, should be taken care of in a different way, he says in the program.
At the same time, Holmgren emphasizes that the situation today is different from before and that serious crime has "crept down in age".
Then it is also reasonable that the state chooses to intervene. I take my responsibility as director-general of the Prison and Probation Service and it is politics that determines the legislation, he says.
The Prison and Probation Service's mission has so far involved the care of persons over 18 years of age – with responsibility for younger persons, the difficulties increase, Holmgren believes.
These are young people who, compared to the older prisoners, can be more outgoing and aggressive.
