Kriminalvården
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No probe into Stockholm police's 'racial profiling'
National: 6 May 13
Sweden's Justice Ombudsman announced on Monday it will not investigate the alleged racial profiling carried out by Stockholm police in the city's public transit system during a push to deport illegal immigrants.
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Rejected asylum-seeker flight costs escalate
Business & Money: 31 Mar 13
The cost of chartering aircraft to return rejected asylum-seekers to their countries of origin has increased dramatically, according to new figures from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
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Prisoner numbers fall in Sweden
Politics: 24 Feb 13
Despite the centre-right coalition government's policy of introducing harsher punishments for criminals there are fewer inmates in Swedish prisons today than when the Social Democrats were in power.
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Outrage over Stockholm cops' 'racial profiling'
National: 21 Feb 13
Police in Stockholm have been accused of racial profiling on the city's public transit system by targeting "foreign-looking" commuters in an effort to deport illegal immigrants.
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Man freed after attack on PM's bodyguard
Society: 8 Nov 12
The Brazilian tourist who attacked a bodyguard outside the offices of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in August has been released and deported after being declared fit after a week at a secure psychiatric unit in Sweden.
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'Difficult' asylum seekers put in Swedish prison
National: 11 Oct 12
"Desperate" asylum seekers awaiting deportation from Sweden have been placed in a prison after the Swedish Migration Board deemed them too hard to handle.
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New attack knocks out government sites
Business & Money: 5 Oct 12
The websites of several Swedish government agencies were knocked offline at 2.30pm on Friday afternoon, the time at which hacktivist network Anonymous warned it would launch a cyber attack against Swedish state interests.
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Swede paid friend to serve his prison sentence
National: 27 Sep 12
A 37-year-old Gothenburg man managed to avoid jail time by paying a friend to serve his prison sentence while disappearing off abroad.
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Cambodia deports Pirate Bay founder to Sweden
Science & Technology: 11 Sep 12
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was deported from Cambodia on Monday, and is expected to land in Sweden on Tuesday morning to face a one-year prison sentence for promoting copyright infringement.
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Pricey maximum security prisons remain half-full
Business & Money: 26 Aug 12
The three maximum security units of Swedish prisons Kumla, Hall and Saltvik remain less than half-full, despite costing the Swedish Prison and Probation Service 50 million kronor ($7.5 million) for 2011.
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Sweden mulls scrapping mental care as penalty
Politics: 3 Apr 12
A recent investigation into psychiatric legislation, presented to minister for social affairs Göran Hägglund on Tuesday, suggests scrapping the possibility for courts to sentence criminals to compulsory institutional care.
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Pirate Bay convicts to be split up in jail: agency
Science & Technology: 19 Mar 12
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service revealed on Monday which prisons have been selected for the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial.
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Convicted killer wants to 'take a vacation'
Society: 1 Feb 12
A 31-year-old woman who is serving a life sentence for murder in a Swedish prison has demanded that she be allowed to take a holiday.
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Inmate gets life for fatal prison guard beating
National: 16 Dec 11
The 28-year-old inmate who beat a female prison guard to death at a remand centre south of Stockhlom in October was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
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Donna, 26, Sweden's first police recruit in hijab
Society: 6 Dec 11
Sweden’s first veiled police recruit, Donna Eljammal, does not regard her traditional Muslim hijab as a hindrance but rather an asset for her future career within the Swedish police force.
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Fatal beating an 'execution': prosecutor
National: 5 Oct 11
The female prison guard who was beaten to death by an inmate at a Swedish jail on Monday was alone with the 28-year-old offender at the time of what prosecutors have called an “execution”.
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Inmate beats female prison guard to death
National: 3 Oct 11
A female guard at a jail south of Stockholm was killed on Monday after being beaten by an inmate, police have confirmed.
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Inmate commits suicide at Swedish prison
National: 24 Aug 11
A man in his forties was found dead in his cell at a prison in Gothenburg on Tuesday morning, with the authorities confirming that he had taken his own life.
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Gangster gave orders from inside jail: report
National: 13 Jun 11
A 30-year-old suspected gang leader suspected of ordering the killing of a Swedish footballer and his brother used notes and binoculars to continue giving orders to his gang from within inside a Swedish jail.
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Migration Board 'violates human rights': report
National: 23 May 11
Sweden's top watchdog has slammed the country's Migration Board for human rights violations stemming from the agency's detention practices for people awaiting deportation.
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Murder suspect sent 10,000 texts from jail
National: 5 May 11
A 31-year-old man recently convicted of stabbing a man to death used a smuggled mobile phone to send more than 10,000 text messages from inside his cell in a Swedish jail. The phone has yet to be found.
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Annika Östberg walks free after 30 years
Society: 2 May 11
Annika Östberg Deasy, convicted of a double murder in the US in 1983, was released on Monday after 30 years in custody.
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Deported man claims police stole money
National: 5 Apr 11
A Palestinian man deported from Sweden last year has filed a suit against Swedish police, claiming that the escorting officers stole his savings.
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Court rules prisoner smoking ban illegal
Society: 24 Mar 11
Prisoners in Swedish prisons can not be forbidden from smoking in their cells with reference to fire risk or safety reasons, the Supreme Administrative Court has ruled in a case concerning an inmate at Skänninge prison.
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Police chief fed up over 'jailed' asylum seekers
National: 25 Jan 11
The increasing number of rejected asylum seekers being housed in a local jail has prompted the chief of police in Gothenburg to consider reporting himself to Sweden’s Parliamentary Ombudsman.
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70 protesters against Iraqi expulsions arrested
National: 18 Jan 11
Police have arrested about 70 demonstrators who gathered outside the Swedish National Migration Board's (Migrationsverket) offices south of Gothenburg to prevent a group of Iraqis from being deported on Wednesday.
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Bomb rattles home of Swedish prison worker
National: 29 Dec 10
An explosive device detonated on the steps of the home of an employee of the Swedish prison service early Tuesday morning in what is being described as a threat against the man’s family.
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Swedes escape from Haitian prison drama
National: 18 Oct 10
Six Swedes and an American successfully escaped from Haiti's largest prison after they were taken hostage when prisoners staged a revolt on Sunday.
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Mass murderer seeks release date again
National: 30 Jun 10
Swedish mass murderer Mattias Flink, who shot and killed seven people in Falun in central Sweden in June 1994, claimed on Wednesday that he reflects on his crimes "every day" as proceedings began to consider limiting his life sentence.
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Swedish prisoners sign up for lullabies project
Society: 23 Apr 10
Malmö city library and the Swedish prisons service have launched a project to encourage imprisoned fathers to record bedtime stories hoping to strengthen bonds with their children and assist their rehabilitation.
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Swedish prisoners seek higher learning
Education: 17 Mar 10
An increasing number of prisoners at Swedish correctional facilities are taking the chance to study, with a near doubling in completed courses from 2007 to 2009.
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Prison guard pregnant after affair with rapist
National: 25 Jan 10
A convicted rapist is set to become a father following a secret romance with a female prison guard, one of several inmate-guard love affairs reported to have taken place at the prison.
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Rowdy prison service Christmas party prompts police response
Society: 5 Jan 10
Police were called to a Christmas party thrown by Swedish prison personnel in Härnösand in northeastern Sweden after the festivities spiraled out of control.
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Fines for corrections officers who let man die
National: 11 Dec 09
Three corrections officers, who did nothing when they found an inmate had hanged himself at a remand centre in Mariestad in 2008, have been convicted of dereliction of duty. They each received fines equivalent to 80 days' wages.
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Annika Östberg gets her day in Swedish court
National: 8 Nov 09
Annika Östberg, currently serving life for a double murder in the USA 28 years ago, will face a Swedish court for the first time on Monday to plead her case for release.
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Annika Östberg 'not ready' for life out of prison: prosecutor
National: 4 Nov 09
Annika Östberg, who was recently transferred from the United States to Sweden to serve out a lifetime prison sentence, isn’t yet ready to re-enter society, according to prosecutors.
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Prison closures needed to keep authority afloat
National: 25 Oct 09
An overhaul of Swedish prisons will see 14 institutions affected by closures and cutbacks as the appointed authority is forced to juggle figures in line with its budget for 2010.
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Anger as deportees held in solitary confinement
National: 13 Oct 09
Sweden continues to isolate asylum seekers awaiting deportation in remand centres, despite continued criticism from torture committees at the United Nations and the Council of Europe.
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'Scared straight' TV show slammed
National: 2 Oct 09
A new TV4 reality show featuring youths doing time in an adult prison has been slammed by the Swedish Welfare Board for encouraging criminal careers.
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Annika Östberg moves closer to release
National: 25 Aug 09
Annika Östberg Deasy, who was found guilty in 1981 of being an accessory to two murders in California and spent 27 years in a US prison, has taken a step closer to her release after a decision by the Swedish prisons service.
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Swedish prison numbers at 15-year high
National: 11 Aug 09
The Swedish prison population has reached record levels, according to a budget proposition presented to the government by the Prison and Probation Service.
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Fugitives benefit from statute of limitations
National: 18 Jul 09
Hundreds of convicted individuals who were on the run and evaded capture for a sufficiently long period of time have had their prison sentences barred under the statute of limitations.
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Inmates commit crimes using prison phones
National: 26 Jun 09
Swedish inmates are routinely able to bypass blocks put on prison telephones, allowing them to make calls to fellow criminals with instructions for carrying out new crimes.
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Convicted murderer suspected in new killing
National: 22 Jun 09
A 36-year-old man suspected of murdering a woman on Kungsholmen in Stockholm at the weekend was on furlough from a lengthy prison sentence at the time of the killing.
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Woman jailed for rape of teenage girls
National: 21 Apr 09
A 28-year-old Swedish woman has been convicted of rape after she and her boyfriend forced two teenage girls to engage in sex acts against their will over a 12-hour period.
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Gang leader studies fraud law in prison
Society: 1 Apr 09
While imprisoned for serious drugs offences, Andreas Olsson, the leader of the Bandidos organized crime gang in Stockholm, has been studying courses in financial criminal law at the taxpayer's expense.
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Criminal justice agencies concerned over budget woes
Politics: 20 Mar 09
Sweden’s criminal justice system lies on the brink of a major budget crisis, with deficits of more than 12 billion kronor ($1.5 billion) expected by 2012.
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Recession hits demand for prison produce
National: 14 Feb 09
The recession has hit demand for items produced at Sweden's prisons. Prisoners are now at risk of being left with idle hands.
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Bid to sell Swedish prison clothes online backfires
Society: 22 Jan 09
A woman’s attempt to sell a Swedish prisoner’s uniform on the popular buy-and-sell website Blocket.se nearly resulted in her own brush with the law.
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Students design outfits for Swedish women prisoners
Society: 16 Sep 08
Stockholm design school students have created a radical new clothing line for female prisoners. The range was unveiled on Tuesday at Färingsö prison, located just outside the city.
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Fewer prisoners return to life of crime
Society: 1 Sep 08
Recidivism rates are falling among Sweden’s criminals thanks in part to efforts to better care for inmates with drug problems.
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Rapist refused damages for porn rights slight
National: 8 Aug 08
A convicted rapist has been refused compensation for an alleged rights violation when he was denied access to pornography in his cell.
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Sexist holiday schedule angers prison guards
National: 26 Jul 08
A male guard must always be in attendance when prisoners are exercising in the yard. This new rule has upset guards at Norrköping remand prison who have reported the case to the equal opportunities ombudsman.
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Prisoners seek higher learning
Society: 14 Jul 08
The number of prisoners passing their academic exams while in detention has increased dramatically in recent years.
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Deportation costs escalate
National: 20 Apr 08
The costs of deporting failed asylum seekers from Sweden has escalated. 116 million kronor ($19.5 million) was spent on deporting unsuccessful asylum seekers in 2007.
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Parents’ crime costs man prison warden job
National: 19 Feb 08
A man was forced to leave his job as a prison warden after the conviction of his parents.
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Swedish prisons hope to profit from 'Made in Jail'
National: 2 Jan 08
Officials hope that Swedish prison factories can benefit by aligning with the popular clothing brand.
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