The prison service is equipped to meet the cultural needs of children and young people, says Jacques Mwepu, prison director at Kumla, the first institution to take in minors.
EntertainmentNow the first minors have moved into Kumla's juvenile prison. They are fewer than ten 17-year-olds and a few 18-year-olds who have been transferred from other institutions.
SwedenThe Swedish Prison and Probation Service will review security following an attempted suicide by an inmate at Kumla Prison and may need to replace bunk beds in Swedish prisons, reports P4 Örebro.
SwedenThe number of inmates serving life sentences in Sweden continues to increase, and they are getting younger. Since 2023, the average age of people starting life sentences has fallen by eight years. They are not mature and have difficulty following instructions from staff, says Jacques Mwepu, director of Kumla Prison.
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