Swedish Government: Toughening Penalties for Juvenile Offenders and Imprisoning Them Instead of Placing Them in Social Services Centers
FALCON POWERS – Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer announced new government measures to tighten penalties for children and juvenile offenders, abolishing the system of punishing them in “closed care” centers for youth and replacing it with a prison system. The Swedish Justice Minister stated that the Swedish government sees the......