The Österåker Prison (, commonly known as ''Österåkersanstalten'') is a

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located in

Österåker Municipality Österåker Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åkersberga, with a population of 26,727 (2005). From 1974 to 1982 Österåker was part of Vaxholm Municipality. It ...

, thirty kilometers north of

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. It is a Class 2-security prison with a capacity for 146 inmates. The facility also contains a remand prison with the capacity for 80 inmates.

History

The Österåker Prison was built in 1969 as a replacement for the Långholmen Prison in Stockholm. Since 1976 the prison is concentrated on inmates with different types of abuse problems. American country singer

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performed at the prison on October 3, 1972. The live album '' På Österåker'' ("At Österåker"), recorded out of this concert, was released in 1973. Between the songs Cash can be heard speaking Swedish, which is met with roaring approval from the inmates.

Notable inmates

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- famous Swedish author, convicted of

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- Swedish musician, convicted of the murder of Josef ben Meddour in Keillers Park murder case. * Miro Barešić - Croatian nationalist, convicted of the murder of Vladimir Rolović in the 1971 Yugoslav Embassy shooting * Oussama Kassir - convicted on illegal firearm charges in Sweden, later on

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charges in the

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References

External links

Österåker - Kriminalvården
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