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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 administratio ...
that is part of the Swedish
judicial system The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
, 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 Linkö ...
. The agency also handles
deportation Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. The term ''expulsion'' is often used as a synonym for deportation, though expulsion is more often used in the context of international law, while deportation ...
s of individuals not allowed in the country.


See also

* Swedish National Board of Institutional Care * 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 {{Europe-law-stub