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Sweden Is Closing Many Prisons Due to Lack of Prisoners
rtoz writes "Sweden is taking steps to close many prisons due to lack of prisoners. This year alone, four prisons and a detention center got closed in Sweden. The percentage of the population in Sweden prison is significantly lower than in most other countries. ... Though the Swedish Government is taking steps to close the prisons, the crime rate in Sweden has increased slightly. It seems they are planning to take steps for preventing crime rather than focusing on jailing people involved in criminal activities."
Bullshit! You've never set foot in a prison, you psycho. What you do do, however, is use a variety of accounts to spew your tourettes-like invective.
Yes, mental health is covered by the government-run health system.
On one hand, as a country Sweden has solved a great many social woes by implementing broad social care and welfare programs.
On the other hand, they have the highest tax rate in the world in order to sustain all the social services. National taxes alone account for nearly 50% of an individual's income, with regional and local taxes potentially adding another 30%.
In recent years the social services have rapidly been switching to private for-profit models and the costs have started to skyrocket. So there is that side to consider.
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