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Expanded Register Checks to Prevent Criminal Infiltration
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Expanded Register Checks to Prevent Criminal Infiltration

The judicial system is given extended opportunities to check persons against the criminal records and suspicion registers, for example when hiring. The purpose is to prevent authorities from being infiltrated by criminals
Swedish Prisons to Double Cell Occupancy Amid Overcrowding Concerns
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Swedish Prisons to Double Cell Occupancy Amid Overcrowding Concerns

There is an extremely high pressure on Swedish prisons. By the end of the year, there will be two inmates in each cell that can be double-occupied, reports P4 Jönköping
Government Proposes Longer Prison Terms Despite Advisory Warnings
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Government Proposes Longer Prison Terms Despite Advisory Warnings

The Government proposes that conditional release should take place at the earliest after three-quarters of the sentence have been served. The purpose of the proposal is to sharpen society's view on serious crime, says Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party)
Women to Serve Sentences in Men's Facilities Due to Security Concerns
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Women to Serve Sentences in Men's Facilities Due to Security Concerns

Johanna Möller Moved to High-Security Prison Amid Escape Concerns
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Johanna Möller Moved to High-Security Prison Amid Escape Concerns

The so-called "Arboga woman", Johanna Möller, who is convicted of murder and attempted murder of her parents has been moved to Kumla, reports Expressen.
Organized Crime Infiltrates Swedish Assistance Benefits System
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Organized Crime Infiltrates Swedish Assistance Benefits System

All larger assistance companies have employees linked to organized crime, according to a new investigation. It is a very problematic picture that is being painted, says the Director-General of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency Nils Öberg to TT
Spring Budget Allocates 11.5 Billion Kronor for Key Investments
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Spring Budget Allocates 11.5 Billion Kronor for Key Investments

The Spring Budget contains new proposals for 11. 5 billion kronor, which are added to the current budget for 2025
Spring Budget Faces Uncertainty Amid Global Economic Concerns
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Spring Budget Faces Uncertainty Amid Global Economic Concerns

Trade war, stock market chaos and concern for the global economy make the spring budget characterized by unusually great uncertainty. We will not get an answer today on how the government will handle potentially darker times
The Council's Advice to the Government: Be Frugal until the Shock Comes
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The Council's Advice to the Government: Be Frugal until the Shock Comes

In the midst of a toxic customs chaos, the government is presenting its spring budget. Most of the money will go towards increasing the ROT deduction, to support the construction industry and households that want to renovate
Arklöv's Request for Transfer to Open Prison Denied by Swedish Authorities
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Arklöv's Request for Transfer to Open Prison Denied by Swedish Authorities

Jackie Arklöv, who is serving a life sentence for the police murders in Malexander 1999, is denied his application to be transferred to an open prison.
Sweden Allocates 500 Million Kronor to Boost Prison Services
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Sweden Allocates 500 Million Kronor to Boost Prison Services

Police and Prison Uniforms Illegally Sold on Sellpy, Investigation Reveals
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Police and Prison Uniforms Illegally Sold on Sellpy, Investigation Reveals

Work clothes from the police and the Prison and Probation Service have been sold on the second-hand site Sellpy, reports SVT. The sale may be illegal since the clothes still belong to the authorities
Complaints to the Parliamentary Ombudsman increase – "there are risks"
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Complaints to the Parliamentary Ombudsman increase – "there are risks"

The complaints to the Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO) increased significantly last year. The largest increase is in the criminal justice and migration areas
The Prison and Probation Service Requests New Billions to Expand
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The Prison and Probation Service Requests New Billions to Expand

The Prison and Probation Service is to grow strongly and the authority is requesting increased allocations of 800 million kronor for next year, to a total of 23. 7 billion kronor
Escaped from detention center with stolen vehicle
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Escaped from detention center with stolen vehicle

Two men have escaped from the Migration Agency's detention center in Åstorp during the night. A stolen work vehicle has been driven into the building and smashed a window
Staffing reduced as more are to be imprisoned
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Staffing reduced as more are to be imprisoned

A tripling of places in remand prisons and institutions awaits the Prison and Probation Service over the next ten years. To manage the enormous expansion, the authority is forced to reduce staffing density by 30 percent, according to a new report
At Least 20 Murdered Women Last Year – Meeting About Violence
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At Least 20 Murdered Women Last Year – Meeting About Violence

Violence against women continues in Sweden – and in 2024, at least 20 women were murdered. On Monday, a number of authority heads met to discuss how preventive work can be strengthened
Prison staff forgot to lock up over 100 times
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Prison staff forgot to lock up over 100 times

Doors, gates, and cabinets were left unlocked 116 times at Ersbodaanstalten in Umeå last year, reports P4 Västerbotten.
Sweden's New Strategy to Help Youth Exit Crime Networks
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Sweden's New Strategy to Help Youth Exit Crime Networks

It is still few children and young people who get support to leave the criminal life, simply because the authorities do not find them. Now, the police have developed a new internal support material to make it easier for them to be identified
Swedish prisons: Two Inmates on Six Square Meters
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Swedish prisons: Two Inmates on Six Square Meters

The smallest cells in Swedish prisons are now approved for double occupancy. Two inmates can thus be forced to share a floor area of six square meters
Want to be able to lock up the Ghost Man for an indeterminate period
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Want to be able to lock up the Ghost Man for an indeterminate period

Both "The Ghost Man" and "The Nytorget Man" were suspected of new sexual offenses shortly after being conditionally released. Legal expert Sven-Erik Alhem now hopes that the law will be changed
More Violence and Threats in Prisons
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More Violence and Threats in Prisons

Violence and threats between inmates at prisons continued to increase last year. The violence has also become more severe, warns the Prison and Probation Service
Prisoner injured during urine test – prison criticized
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Prisoner injured during urine test – prison criticized

The Ombudsman of Justice (JO) criticizes the prison in Mariefred for allowing a prisoner to be persuaded to insert a catheter into themselves to provide a urine sample. The prisoner was injured during the incident
Man found dead in prison
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Man found dead in prison

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