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The Kumla institution has the highest security class and 420 places. But, according to Thomas Hagsten, there are currently around 500 inmates because the institution has up to 100 double occupations, places that are temporarily created to address the lack of space.
– If you do this, Thicken and double coat to create a powder keg. It’s not about this gunpowder hit on the floor, but what happens when it hits, says Thomas Hagsten in Kumlaanstalten.
According to him, a preliminary check of the number of incident reports indicates an increase in threat and violence among clients, but also against staff.
In addition, the situation contributes to make the care of inmates worse, he says.
Prisons are also affected by lack of space. Pernilla Wikström, director of the Uppsala prison, says the lack of space means she has to dedicate time and resources to moving among detainees.
That the prison service now Up in personal mode means, among other things, that the authority can concentrate resources to quickly find more temporary positions.
– It is good that you go up in the national squad. Because we do not see that the occupancy rate falls, but quite the contrary, says Pernilla Wikström, director of the Uppsala prison.
