STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will send up to 600 criminals to serve their sentences in an Estonian prison under an agreement announced by the government on Wednesday aimed at reducing pressure on the ...

Sweden revealed Thursday what prison life will look like for children as young as 13 convicted of serious offenses, a reform ...

TARTU, Estonia (Reuters) -Estonia showed off some of the many empty cells in its Tartus prison on Wednesday as officials outlined how they would implement a proposed agreement for Sweden to send up to ...

In recent years, Sweden has seen a rise in violent crime. Gangs and organized groups have been behind many of these acts. As a result, the government has introduced tougher laws and longer sentences.

Sweden, on Thursday, revealed how prison life will be structured for children as young as 13 convicted of serious crimes, a reform set to take effect in July ...

Sweden will establish dedicated youth units in prisons for children as young as 13 years old, in a bid to address rising youth crime, the Ministry of Justice announced Thursday.

In a historic turn of events, an international diplomacy maneuver resulted in a rare prisoner swap that saw both Sweden and Iran gain the freedom of notable detainees. The exchange raised brows on the ...

Sweden is preparing to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13, a controversial attempt to tackle gang violence. The rules across Europe differ greatly. Could other EU countries follow Sweden's ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden can send criminals to serve their sentences in prisons abroad, a government-appointed commission said on Wednesday, as the country struggles to handle an influx of new ...

Young men who are serving long sentences line up in a yard at Kumla, Sweden’s largest high-security prison.Credit...Joseph Rodriguez Supported by Text by Carmilla Floyd Photographs by Joseph Rodriguez ...

A Sanseito party candidate is spreading falsehoods about the high number of immigrants packing Swedish prisons ahead of the Feb. 8 Lower House election in apparent anti-immigration rhetoric. “I heard ...