“Now, the prison service more money”
“the Government adds 300 million to the prison service in the year. They want more people to be employed in Sweden’s jails and asylums. This is because more and more convicted and get longer prison sentences, reports the SVT News.”
“Johan Pehrson is the economic-political spokesperson for the Liberals and he believes that the prison system is under strong pressure.”
“– It starts to get low, in institutions and in detention centres, ” he says to SVT.”
“In vårändringsbudgeten that the government has negotiated with the Centre party and the Liberals, the government wants to increase the amount of 335 million in the year. It shall, inter alia, cover the increased costs as a Correctional scored since they took over the responsibility for the transportation that previously was handled by the police.”
“– the Money should also go to beefing up the jails and prisons that goes for high pressure, given the strong influx of new, ” says Johan Pehrson.”
“He does not believe that the bet is enough to cover up the increased need for prison places. Therefore, additional supplementation of the budget already next year.”
“– There is a great need of long-term investments and completely new anstaltsplatser.”