Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Fewer and fewer people in prison – Daily News

     
     
     
 
 
     
 


 
     
     
     
     

         

             
 

     An average day there were last year 4,319 people were serving prison sentences.


         
         On an average day there were last year 4,319 people were serving prison sentences.
     


     
 

 
         

         

                 

The number of new admissions in Swedish prisons has fallen sharply. In the last year were a new record. Never in modern history have so few started to serve a prison sentence, announces Prison.


                 
             

                         
         
         
         
 
         
         

             
                 
                 

                     

 

The number of new admissions in Swedish prisons has fallen sharply. In the last year were a new record. Never in modern history have so few started to serve a prison sentence, announces Prison.

In 2014 came the 8943 “new admissions of clients” that Correctional call the prisoners. In 1989, the newly admitted over 15,000. This represents a decrease of 42 percent, reports the Probation in a new report.

An average day was the last year 4,319 people were serving prison sentences. The number has decreased by 22 percent since 2009.

 
        
             
     
     
 

The number of probation has declined.

The most common violations include imprisonment sentenced is drug trafficking and smuggling, but also where there has been a reduction.

In recent years, of penalties for drug offenses changed sharp and the average sentence has been reduced.

The number of people under 21 who are serving prison sentences has declined particularly sharply. The largest reduction applies where those who have been convicted of violent crimes.


 

                     

                
         

         
         
     
 
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
         
     

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