Inside the adult Swedish prison preparing to house children as young as 13 (opens in new tab)

Teenagers will now serve time in response to surging gang crime, but head of country’s largest jail has misgivingsInside H block, staff at Sweden’s largest jail are preparing for the arrival of the first child prisoners in the institution’s 60-year history. New furniture has been ordered, extra beds have been removed from what were previously double-occupancy adult cells and classrooms are under construction. There are plans to repaint the walls from red to a shade of light green.In a matter ...