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Government plan to lower age of criminal responsibility to 13 dismissed as completely incorrect

Government plan to lower age of criminal responsibility to 13 dismissed as completely incorrect

Mon 26 Jan 2026 13:38 CET

The government's plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 years is a wrong proposal without scientific support, say children's rights organizations and the Swedish Bar Association. This is a major departure in terms of children's rights, says children's rights lawyer Li Melander

New Routine for Remand Prison Control after Lawyer Protest

New Routine for Remand Prison Control after Lawyer Protest

Fri 31 Jan 2025 12:34 CET

The Prison and Probation Service is introducing new routines for security checks at remand prisons and correctional facilities. The announcement comes after lawyers protested against increasingly strict entrance controls, where several have been forced to undress to their underwear in order to gain entry

Criticism: Lawyers forced to undress at the detention center

Criticism: Lawyers forced to undress at the detention center

Tue 3 Dec 2024 15:28 CET

The Bar Association directs sharp criticism towards how the Prison and Probation Service controls lawyers who are to enter remand prisons. This reports Dagens Juridik