While that success has been welcomed, it has put a strain on the prison system. In 2023, the latest year for which records ...

As Sweden faces rising gang crime and an overburdened prison system, a government-appointed commission suggests sending ...

The Swedish government said Wednesday that it was examining the possibility of sending some inmates to serve their sentences ...

Sweden is contemplating the idea of sending its inmates to serve their prison time in foreign nations. This comes as the ...

While that success has been welcomed, it has put a strain on the prison system. In 2023, the latest year for which records ...

STOCKHOLM, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Sweden can send criminals to serve their sentences in prisons abroad, a government-appointed commission said on Wednesday, as the country struggles to handle an ...

“One concrete consequence of this change is that more people will be incarcerated and for longer periods, which will lead to increased pressure on the Swedish prison system,” Justice Minister ...

"One concrete consequence of this change is that more people will be incarcerated and for longer periods, which will lead to increased pressure on the Swedish prison system," Justice Minister ...

While that success has been welcomed, it has put a strain on the prison system. In 2023, the latest year for which records are available, Swedish courts handed down prison sentences totalling just ...