The government assigns the Prison and Probation Service to investigate the security of its transports. In the meantime, all planned healthcare transport within the Correctional Service is stopped. – The cases highlight the risks with this type of transport. They are set up to plan again, says Gunnar Strömmer (M), Minister of Justice. Due to the fact that two acquittals were carried out in a short time, Gunnar Strömmer (M) held a meeting with the Director General of the Prison Service and head of security, Martin Holmgren. Shortly after the meeting on Monday morning, the Minister of Justice held a press conference where measures to stop the exemptions were presented. – The government is now taking measures due to the two exemptions that took place in a short time, says Gunnar Strömmer (M). It will be criminal to escape The Minister of Justice also announced that communication possibilities for those placed in SIS homes is a major security problem. Therefore, the question of whether they should be given access to mobile phones and computers must be investigated. In addition, he wants to raise the issue of special youth prisons. – Several of these cases raise broader structural issues. For example, that it is not illegal to harbor, penalties and its length and whether people should be placed in SIS homes or special youth prisons. Escaping from a prison or institution in Sweden is not illegal. Escape usually as a warning and that the person, when he is back in prison, is released later than planned. In addition, the person who has escaped is usually placed in a prison that is more difficult to escape from. And if those who escape commit crimes in connection with the escape itself, for example threatening someone or using violence, then of course they can be sentenced for it. The Minister of Justice now wants to put an end to it and investigate whether it will become illegal to run away. – Yes. It should be illegal to evacuate. That’s the issue we can’t deal with this week, but there are things going on, he says.
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