Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will send up to 600 criminals to serve their sentences in an Estonian prison under an agreement ...

Rosersberg prison will house teens as Sweden moves to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 for serious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Police bomb squad on site in the Old Town in Stockholm STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden can send criminals to serve their ...

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.

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, 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 that has already sparked widespread ...

June 15 (UPI) --Sweden on Saturday released an Iranian convicted of war crimes as part of a prisoner swap between the two countries. Hamid Noury, who was arrested in Sweden in 2019 and sentenced to ...

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 ...