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Sex Offenders Relapse Less Often

Rape suspicions against the Nytorgsman have sparked a debate about repeat offenders. Convicted sex offenders, including high-risk individuals, reoffend less often than others, according to the Prison and Probation Service.

Sex Offenders Relapse Less Often

Serious Criminals Placed in Open Prisons

Due to a lack of space, an increasing number of inmates sentenced to long prison terms for serious crimes are being placed in facilities with the lowest security classification, according to an internal report from the Prison and Probation Service, reports [P4 Väst](https://sverigesradio. se/artikel/larmet-grovt-kriminella-hamnar-pa-oppna-anstalter).

Serious Criminals Placed in Open Prisons

The Nytorgs Man Slacked Off with the Ankle Monitor Several Times

The Nytorg man broke several rules multiple times after his conditional release, reports Ystads Allehanda. .

The Nytorgs Man Slacked Off with the Ankle Monitor Several Times

This is why the Nytorgsman was released: "I feel safe"

The Old Town man was released on parole, despite the risk of sexual offenses being assessed as high, and now he is suspected of rape again. The Correctional Service believes it has followed the law to the letter.

This is why the Nytorgsman was released: "I feel safe"

After the Arrest: Previous Victim Got Panic Attack

The Nytorgs man was convicted of assault and rape against 19 women. Now he is said to have been arrested for rape again – a piece of information that evokes feelings in the previous victims.

After the Arrest: Previous Victim Got Panic Attack

150,000 sought jobs within the Prison and Probation Service

The Prison and Probation Service has exceeded 20,000 employees. This is an increase of 5,700 people in less than three years, according to Sveriges Radio P4 Östergötland.

150,000 sought jobs within the Prison and Probation Service

Prisons should be built faster with new rules

The Government is open to relaxing building permit regulations to enable the construction of new prisons faster. The construction time is estimated to be reduced by several years.

Prisons should be built faster with new rules

Proposal: Ankle Tag and Body Search at Sis

Football, entrance controls and extended opportunities for body and room searches are proposed for the supervision of children and young people at Sis-homes. These are new tools that have really been needed in Sis' toolbox for a long time, says Minister for Social Affairs Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (The Moderate Party).

Proposal: Ankle Tag and Body Search at Sis

Prison officer had a child with released rapist

A prison officer at a correctional facility in central Sweden became pregnant with a former inmate – who had served a sentence for multiple rapes. Now she is being punished with a one-month salary deduction, reports Dagens Juridik.

Prison officer had a child with released rapist

The Prison and Probation Service is expanding in Skåne

The Prison and Probation Service is expanding in several locations in Skåne, the authority announces on its website. In Tollarp, a former elderly home is being converted into a new open prison with 110 places.

The Prison and Probation Service is expanding in Skåne

More criminals to be caught abroad

The Government wants several authorities to do more to tackle criminals abroad who operate in Sweden. I hope this will result in us simply seeing more criminal leaders being detected, arrested, prosecuted, and punished for the serious crimes they commit, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party).

More criminals to be caught abroad

Full Capacity – Convicts Waiting for a Place

The pressure on forensic psychiatry is record-high. Convicted criminals are on the loose because they cannot be accommodated when clinics are overcrowded.

Full Capacity – Convicts Waiting for a Place

Prison Management Received Threatening Letters with Cartridges

Several people in the management at the institution in Skänninge have received threatening letters addressed to them. Nine letters that arrived on August 13 contained cartridges, reports [P4 Östergötland](https://sverigesradio.

Prison Management Received Threatening Letters with Cartridges

New police officers to avoid student loans

The Government allocates SEK 3. 5 billion to the judicial system in the budget for next year.

New police officers to avoid student loans

The Prison and Probation Service: Wise to go in that direction

The Director-General of the Prison and Probation Service, Martin Holmgren, would like to see an extended possibility of electronic tagging at home. It is something that we ourselves have proposed, he says.

The Prison and Probation Service: Wise to go in that direction