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            <title><![CDATA[Prisons say they are ready to meet the cultural needs of young inmates]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:56:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kumla Prison takes in first minors under new law]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Now 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How children will be received at Kumla Prison]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Should a troubled 15-year-old be allowed to call home to his mother? When the prison in Kumla starts accepting children who will serve sentences, staff are faced with new, difficult decisions. We must keep the best interests of the children in mind at all times, says Johan Fritioff, deputy director of correctional services.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kumla prison prepares to receive children sentenced for serious crimes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Should a sad 15-year-old be allowed to call home to his mother? When the prison in Kumla starts accepting children who will serve prison sentences, the staff is faced with new, difficult decisions. We must keep the best interests of the children in mind at all times, says Johan Fritioff, deputy director of correctional services.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:03:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sewer or the sea - how to secure drinking water]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Acute water shortages, bacteria and parasites in drinking water. A changing climate and old pipes are forcing municipalities to find new ways to secure drinking water. Could the sea - or the sewers - be the solution?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:19:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Suspected murder in Kumla - two arrested]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Police are investigating a suspected murder in Kumla, and two people have been arrested in the operation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More people receive life sentences for murder after 2020 law change]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A significantly larger proportion of people convicted of murder received life imprisonment after the legal change made in 2020, according to a review by the Swedish Council for Crime Prevention (Brå).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:10:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Eight prisons to accept minors from July as Sweden lowers age of criminal responsibility to 13]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Now the government and the SD are taking the next step regarding the criticized youth prisons. As early as July, the Rosersberg, Kumla and Sagsjön prisons will be able to accept children from the age of 13.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:57:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prison beds reviewed after inmate suicide attempt at Kumla Prison]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:34:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More and more young people are serving life sentences: Not mature]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:43:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[This is where the new children's prisons are being created in Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[By the summer, 13-year-olds who commit serious crimes could be sent to prison. In Rosersberg, north of Stockholm, some of the first departments to care for those children are being set up.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:28:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Law Council rejects bill on youth detention for 15- to 17-year-olds]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Law Council rejects the government's proposal for youth prisons for 15- to 17-year-olds. The reason is that the law is considered to have been drafted in an inadequate manner.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:44:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inmate found dead at Kumla Prison]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An inmate at the Kumla prison was found dead in his cell on Monday morning, reports P4 Örebro.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:08:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Indefinite Sentences for Dangerous Offenders Proposed for Spring 2026]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government proposes that particularly dangerous individuals from 1 March 2026 may be sentenced to imprisonment for an indefinite period. The new time-indeterminate penalty is called security detention.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:02:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ystad Women's Prison Expansion Begins Amid Rising Inmate Numbers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The female prisoners are increasing – and more violent. Now the construction of nearly 200 new places for women at the prison in Ystad is beginning, which will make the women's prison there the largest in the Nordic countries.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prosecutors Criticize Proposal to Lower Criminal Responsibility Age to 13]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[26 prosecutors direct sharp criticism against the government's proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 years for certain serious crimes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 05:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Man in His 60s Arrested for Suspected Murder in Kumla]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:58:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Plans to Send Hundreds of Prisoners to Estonia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Here – among cats, war criminals and an Estonian penal system moving away from traditional prison sentences – several hundred prisoners from Sweden will serve their sentences. If the government gets its way. TT accompanied Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer to the planned Swedish prison in Estonia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:52:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Person in 60s Found Dead in Kumla Apartment; Man Detained]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Female Riders Lead European Championship Show Jumping Team]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden to House 600 Prisoners in Estonia to Ease Overcrowding]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden has entered into an agreement with regard to placing up to 600 convicted criminals in Estonian prison. It is a historic agreement, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to TT.]]></description>
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