Expansion of prisons and detention facilities

The counter-proposal wants to speed up prison expansion through a special societal mandate to a designated actor. The plan points in the opposite direction: it rejects repression as the main line and demands that focus instead be directed at preventing recruitment and that penalties be designed so they actually reduce crime. The plan contains no commitment to increased prison capacity.

• repression does not solve problemsdecisive»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too often repression and a harder line are lifted up as solutions instead of tackling the problems seriously.”
• prevent new recruitment»Vissa straff kan behöva höjas men mycket mer fokus måste riktas mot att förhindra rekryteringen av nya barn till gängkriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Some sentences may need to be raised but much more focus must be directed at preventing the recruitment of new children to gang crime.”
• penalties must not worsen problems»Straff och andra påföljder för brott behöver vara noggrant utformade för att faktiskt leda till lägre brottslighet och inte förvärra problem.« (party programme ↗)“Sentences and other penalties for crime need to be carefully designed to actually lead to lower crime and not worsen problems.”
• social interventions before prison places»Starka lokalsamhällen, välfungerande skolor, meningsfull fritid och full sysselsättning är avgörande för att varje människa ska hitta konstruktiva sammanhang att vara i.« (party programme ↗)“Strong local communities, well-functioning schools, meaningful leisure time, and full employment are crucial for every person to find constructive contexts to be part of.”

The plan demands a well-staffed criminal justice system in public management and tougher sentences, which presupposes that prison and remand places are actually expanded in time. The party programme also wants to strengthen public interest in the governance of state companies, which lies close to the counter-proposal's demand for a particular social mandate to a designated actor. The plan, however, does not address the procurement order in detail.

• well-staffed criminal justicedecisive»Rustad kriminalvård i offentlig regi.« (party programme ↗)“Well-staffed criminal justice system in public management.”
• state companies in society's service»Stärkt samhällsintresse i styrningen av de statliga bolagen.« (party programme ↗)“Strengthen public interest in the governance of state companies.”
• toughened sentences need places»Skärpa straffen för att hålla de kriminella borta från gatorna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Toughen sentences to keep criminals off the streets.”
• punishment in parity with crime»Straff i paritet med brottens allvar.« (party programme ↗)“Punishment in parity with crime's severity.”

The plan says nothing about how prison and remand prison places shall be procured or expanded. The closest principle goes in the opposite direction: crime shall primarily be prevented, probation sanctions be a first choice for minor offences and the prison service be focused on rehabilitation. A special public assignment to speed up prison expansion thus has no support in the party's documents.

• probation before imprisonmentdecisive»Frivårdspåföljder ska användas som förstahandsval vid lindrigare brott.« (party programme ↗)“Probation sanctions shall be used as a first choice for minor offences.”
• prevention before expansion»Vi i Miljöpartiet vill att ett brottsförebyggande perspektiv ska genomsyra hela samhället.« (party programme ↗)“We in the Greens want a crime-prevention perspective to permeate society.”
• preventive efforts»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make a major push on preventive work in socioeconomically deprived areas.”
• rehabilitation and exit»Samhället ska också ge stöd till dem som vill lämna kriminalitet.« (party programme ↗)“Society shall also provide support to those who wish to leave crime.”

The plan wants to give the prison service more resources and thereby greater capacity, but says nothing about pointing out a single company for the task. The party programme's line is a market economy free from planned-economy directives and competition-neutral regulations, which speaks against giving a selected actor their own government assignment when several actors on the property market already show interest. The position rests on general principles and is therefore uncertain.

• competition-neutral regulationsdecisive»näringslivet får konkurrensneutrala regelverk« (party programme ↗)“the business sector receives competition-neutral regulations”
• resources for the prison service»mer resurser till polis, åklagare, domstolar och kriminalvården och strängare straff« (2022 manifesto ↗)“more resources to police, prosecutors, courts and the prison service and tougher sentences”

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The election manifesto demands more jails and prisons with more prison officers and that lifestyle criminals be held locked up instead of being released, which presupposes a faster expansion of places. The party programme also wants to simplify planning and building rules and shorten appeals processes to get buildings faster. The counter-proposal's demand for a targeted public assignment serves that goal, but the plan does not take a position on the assignment form.

• more jails and prisonsdecisive»Samtidigt behöver vi fler domare och fler åklagare, och fler häkten och fängelser med fler kriminalvårdare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, we need more judges and more prosecutors, and more jails and prisons with more prison officers.”
• more shall be held locked up»Livsstilskriminella ska hållas inlåsta i stället för att släppas ut på våra gator.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lifestyle criminals shall be held locked up instead of being released on our streets.”
• faster building processes»Plan- och byggreglerna bör förenklas, överklagandeprocessen förkortas och möjligheterna till att begränsa kommunala särkrav ses över.« (party programme ↗)“Planning and building rules should be simplified, the appeals process shortened and opportunities to limit municipal special requirements reviewed.”
• longer sentences require places»Vi vill avskaffa dagens mängdrabatt på brott, slopa den närmast automatiska frigivningen från fängelsestraff och skärpa straffen för bland annat vapenbrott, våldtäkt och utpressning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to abolish today's quantity discount on crime, eliminate the nearly automatic release from prison sentence and sharpen penalties for, among other things, weapons crime, rape and extortion.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto requires that the entire judicial system be expanded with substantially increased prison capacity, and the party programme that criminal justice and probation be given sufficient resources and that offenders be swiftly prosecuted. The counter-proposal's demand for a special societal mandate to accelerate the expansion of prisons and detention facilities addresses this. However, singling out a single actor harmonizes less well with the plan's requirement for general business policy means.

• substantially increased prison capacitydecisive»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut. Fler poliser kräver fler åklagare, domstolar på fler platser i landet och en kraftigt utbyggd kriminalvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The entire judicial system needs to be expanded. More police require more prosecutors, courts in more locations in the country and substantially increased prison capacity.”
• resources for criminal justice»Kriminal- och frivården ska ges tillräckliga resurser« (party programme ↗)“Criminal justice and probation shall be given sufficient resources”
• swift prosecution»därför upprätthållas med fasthet och förövare av brott ska skyndsamt lagföras.« (party programme ↗)“therefore upheld with firmness and offenders shall be swiftly prosecuted.”
• general business policy means»Näringspolitiken ska bedrivas med generella medel, det vill säga syfta till att skapa goda« (party programme ↗)“Business policy shall be conducted with general means, that is to say aim to create good”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan is explicit that the number of prison places must increase and describes overcrowding in jails and prisons as untenable. The counter-proposal's point is that the expansion rate is too low and the process needs a coordinated and faster approach, which follows directly from that commitment. The plan also notes that investments in police and prosecutors in themselves lead to more people deprived of liberty and thus greater place needs.

• fler fängelseplatserdecisive»Öka antalet fängelseplatser och se över möjligheten att hyra fängelseplatser utomlands« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the number of prison places and review the possibility of hiring prison places abroad”
• akut platsbrist i kriminalvården»Trängseln på landets häkten och anstalter börjar på många håll i landet bli ohållbar. Att öka antalet fängelseplatser är därför mycket angeläget, både på kort och på lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Overcrowding in the nation's jails and prisons is beginning in many places to become untenable. Increasing the number of prison places is therefore very urgent, both in the short and long term.”
• fler frihetsberövade kräver platser»Moderaternas satsningar på Polisen och åklagarna kommer i sig leda till att fler personer blir frihetsberövade och att fler kommer att avtjäna fängelsestraff.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party's investments in the Police and prosecutors will in themselves lead to more people being deprived of liberty and more serving prison sentences.”
• snabbare myndighetsprocesser»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten authorities' processing times through an outer time limit”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly requires expanded access to prison places and substantial investments in prisons as a consequence of the line of increasingly locking up criminals. The counter-proposal wants to accelerate the expansion through a special societal mandate to a designated actor instead of today's delaying procurement chain. The substance of the matter—more prison places faster—is precisely what the plan requires, even though the plan does not take a stance on the organizational form.

• more prison placesdecisive»Utöka tillgången på anstaltsplatser i och utanför Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand access to prison places in and outside Sweden”
• investments in prisons»Sverigedemokraterna vill kraftigt skärpa straffen och genomföra kraftiga satsningar på polis, åklagare och anstalter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats want to significantly stiffen penalties and implement substantial investments in police, prosecutors and prisons.”
• increased incarceration»Sverigedemokraterna vill lägga om kriminalpolitiken till att i högre grad låsa in och utvisa de kriminella som skapar otrygghet och begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats want to redirect criminal policy to a greater extent toward locking up and deporting criminals who create insecurity and commit crimes.”
• reinforced justice system»Säkerställa satsningar för ett kraftigt upprustat rättsväsende« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure investments for a substantially reinforced justice system”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.