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Around 2,700 convicted criminals in Sweden go free in society while they wait to start their prison sentences. Stock Photography.
The overcrowding of institutions has caused more convicted criminals to go free in society while they wait to begin their prison sentences. According to the statistics that SVT Nyheter has read, there are about 2,700 people in Sweden.
Previously, there was a maximum limit of 50 days from the sentence until the convicted person appeared at the institution. A few years ago it was raised to 75, and now the limit is 100 days.
– The reason why we have changed the time limit only has to do with the occupation situation. That we have chosen to increase the limit is of course problematic and something that we intend to drop as soon as possible, but at present we see no alternatives, says Joakim Righammar, section manager of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, to SVT.
The evaluation of the Administration of National Courts is that it is considered “acceptable” that these people are free in society during this period. But the risk of new crimes increases as time passes, according to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
– By increasing this time from 50 to 100 days, the risks naturally also increase, says Joakim Righammar.
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