Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Sweden’s prison population has doubled in a decade, and is set to spike even further – here’s why

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par Tova Bennet, Associate Senior Lecturer in Criminal Law, Lund University
Sigrid Nikka, Doctoral student in criminal law, Lund University

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 population of 4,000-6,000…

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