– the Insulation is serious. Research shows that it has substantial effects on wellbeing and on mental and physical health. One must also consider that these people are innocent in the eyes of the law, they are not sentenced yet, ” says Klara Hradilova Selin, investigators at the national Crime prevention council, BRÅ.
According to a report from BRÅ arrested in 2015 more than 9 000 people and the average her detention was two months.
less than two – thirds of the detainees put in isolation for the most part of her detention.
” What you usually rely on is that we in Sweden have something called muntlighet and omedelbarhetsprincipen which means that just what is said in court may be assessed and be taken into account in the judgment. It creates some kind of need to isolate the detainees during the investigation so that they do not affect the investigation in any way. But there is much to suggest that you are exaggerating both people’s willingness and ability to influence the investigation, ” says Klara Hradilova Selin.
In Norway and Denmark has succeeded in reducing the percentage of detainees who are isolated significantly more than in Sweden, despite the fact that their legal systems similar to ours. And you would be able to do much more to reduce the isoleringstiden also in Sweden. For example, to spread out the detainees in different jails instead of isolating them, says Klara Hradilova Selin.
If a case with several detainees, you can place them in different detention centers in order to avoid s.k. collusion, therefore, their opportunities to influence each other. It makes the general rule in Norway, but it is not done here to the same extent. Thus, there are things you can do in spite of the principles that apply today.
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