Swedish Prison and Probation Service ( sv, Kriminalvården) is a

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that is part of the

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, tasked with incarcerating suspects during pre-trial and trial and convicts after sentencing. The Main Office of the agency is located in

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. The agency also handles

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s of individuals not allowed in the country.

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

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