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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."

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  1. can they by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    be outsourced? This is EXACTLY what USA need.

  2. this is not good news by Laxori666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just think of how many jobs will be lost by the closing of these prisons! Surely there must be something we can do to prevent this calamity from continuing. Maybe the government should subsidize crime to encourage more criminals so that these jobs are safe. Or make a bunch of things illegal that aren't, currently, to increase the incarceration rate. Cause more jobs = better economy as we all know.

  3. Re:Hey California, I have a solution for you by EdIII · · Score: 5, Funny

    Swedish Prison?

    That sounds better at this point than trying to survive in the US economy with fuckwits running the show....

    (I mean all of them, not one side)

  4. Sure by mrwolf007 · · Score: 5, Funny

    But they just dont have enough space for all the NSA employees.

  5. Re:Hey California, I have a solution for you by crutchy · · Score: 5, Funny

    sudo rm politicians

  6. Re:Hey California, I have a solution for you by WWJohnBrowningDo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Noughmad is not in the plutocrat file. This incident will be reported.

  7. Re: Hey California, I have a solution for you by i+ate+my+neighbour · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's fine as long as they have stormtrooper accuracy.

  8. Re:Hey California, I have a solution for you by I'm+New+Around+Here · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I haven't seen a dupe article this week, so I can't be on the original Slashdot.

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