Swedish Prison and Probation Service ( sv, Kriminalvården) is a
Government agency
A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...
that is part of the
Swedish
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* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
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judicial system, tasked with incarcerating suspects during pre-trial and trial and convicts after sentencing. The Main Office of the agency is located in
Norrköping
Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköp ...
.
The agency also handles
deportations of individuals not allowed in the country.
See also
*
Swedish National Board of Institutional Care The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care ( sv, Statens institutionsstyrelse, abbreviated SiS) is a Swedish government agency organized under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The agency arrange compulsory care for young people wit ...
*
Escape of Stig Bergling
External links
www.kriminalvarden.se (Swedish main page, with links to several languages)Swedish Prison and Probation Service(in English)
* http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article17982750.ab
References
Prison and correctional agencies
Prison and Probation Service
Penal system in Sweden
National law enforcement agencies of Sweden
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