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The government wants to give the Swedish Prison and Probation Service better opportunities to quickly expand the country's detention centers and prisons. The image depicts a prison cell and was taken in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's recruitment bus on a visit to Ystad on October 14, 2025. The image is cropped.
Image: Jonn Leffman/Wikimedia Commons
Swedish government assesses pressing situation: Shortage of detention centers and prisons
Sweden —
The Swedish government points to a very strained situation in both detention centers and prisons with a growing need for new places. A new bill proposes changes to the Planning and Building Act that will make it possible to accelerate and simplify the construction process when the capacity shortage becomes acute.
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