Sweden’s prison population has doubled in a decade, and is set to spike even further – here’s why
Sweden’s criminal justice system was once held up as an example of moderation – focusing on rehabilitation and minimising the use of imprisonment. But the Scandinavian nation could soon join countries such as Russia, Belarus and Nicaragua as a world leader in punitiveness. Throughout 1990s and up to the mid-2010s, Sweden had a total prison […]
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