2026-04-162025/26:JuU15 · p.7JuUJustice
A national exit program for women
A national exit programme specifically adapted for women in criminal environments
What's at stake: Women in criminal environments are often both perpetrators and victims, for example being used to transport weapons and drugs or sexually exploited to settle debts among criminal men. Leaving a criminal partner or family can bring a particularly serious threat, made even harder to manage when children are involved, making tailored support central to whether women can safely leave the criminal environment.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the government should immediately develop a national exit programme specifically adapted for women in criminal environments, or whether existing exit programmes, mainly designed around men's situations, should be considered sufficient for women as well.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motion calling for a national exit programme specifically for women. The full reasoning for this specific point is not available in the material provided, but the rejection is in line with the committee's broader stance in the report of pointing to the recidivism-prevention and exit-support work already under way and developing, rather than calling for a new, separate initiative.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 4 (V, C, MP)
The reservation holds that women's role in criminal environments often differs from men's, since women can be both perpetrators and victims, for example being used to transport weapons and drugs or sexually exploited to settle debts among criminal men. The threat picture can be especially severe for a woman leaving a criminal partner or family member, particularly if children are involved. The reservation therefore wants the government to immediately develop an exit programme specifically adapted for women, drawing on lessons from existing programmes for men without being guided by men's specific problems, as one of several parallel programmes.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 4 by V, C, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: LLiberalerna
Ja 234–53Ja 221–66
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/18/0/4 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 88/0/0/18 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | No 0/18/0/6 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | No | Yes 53/0/0/13 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| SD | No | Yes 59/0/0/11 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motion 2025/26:3581 by Ulrika Liljeberg et al. (C) motion 4.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2025/26:3581 av Ulrika Liljeberg m.fl. (C) yrkande 4.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 80 proposals concerning the criminal justice system in motions from the general motion period 2025. The proposals address matters such as the Security Committee's proposals, the expansion of prisons and remand centres, and an investigation of incarcerated women's needs. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to ongoing investigation and preparation work.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to establish an adapted exit program for women leaving criminal environments. (V, C, MP) — Reservation 4
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan requires an effective exit programme as part of crime prevention and builds work against patriarchal violence on an understanding of the power patterns that affect women.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires an effective exit programme as part of crime prevention and builds work against patriarchal violence on an understanding of the power patterns that affect women. An exit programme specifically tailored for women, who can be both perpetrators and victims and who risk threats when leaving a criminal partner, thereby aligns with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver ett effektivt avhopparprogram som del av brottsbekämpningen och bygger arbetet mot patriarkalt våld på en förståelse för de maktmönster som drabbar kvinnor. Ett avhopparprogram särskilt anpassat för kvinnor, som både kan vara förövare och offer och som riskerar hot när de lämnar en kriminell partner, ligger därmed i linje med planen.
- effective exit programmedecisive»Kriminaliteten behöver mötas både med ett fungerande och närvarande rättssystem som fler patrullerande poliser, arbete mot narkotikahandel, kamp mot tillgången till illegala skjutvapen och ett effektivt avhopparprogram« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Crime needs to be met both with a functioning and present justice system as more patrol police, work against drug trafficking, struggle against access to illegal weapons and an effective exit programme”
- targeted work against patriarchal violence»Arbetet mot det patriarkala våldet behöver bygga på en förståelse för de maktmönster som riskerar att gå över i psykiskt, fysiskt, sexuellt och ekonomiskt våld.« (party programme ↗)“Work against patriarchal violence needs to be built on an understanding of the power patterns that risk becoming psychological, physical, sexual and economic violence.”
- support to leave abuse»Vänsterpartiet anser att det därutöver måste vara en rättighet att få hjälp med en långsiktig trygg boendelösning för den som behöver det för att lämna våldsutsatthet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that furthermore it must be a right to get help with a long-term secure housing solution for those who need it to leave abuse.”
- women's particular vulnerability to violence»Om du är kvinna löper du högre risk att bli utsatt för våld av någon som du lever i en nära relation med.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If you are a woman you run a higher risk of being subjected to violence by someone you live in a close relationship with.”
The party programme commits to vigorous combat against men's violence against women and violence in close relationships and support for the vulnerable, which is precisely the situation the counter-proposal describes for women leaving a criminal partner.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme commits to vigorous combat against men's violence against women and violence in close relationships and support for the vulnerable, which is precisely the situation the counter-proposal describes for women leaving a criminal partner. The election manifesto promises decisive action against men's violence against women and increased resources to women's shelters' work. A dropout programme adapted for women is an application of these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet åtar sig ett kraftfullt bekämpande av mäns våld mot kvinnor och våld i nära relationer samt stöd till utsatta, vilket är just den situation motförslaget beskriver för kvinnor som lämnar en kriminell partner. Valmanifestet lovar krafttag mot mäns våld mot kvinnor och ökade resurser till kvinnojourernas arbete. Ett avhopparprogram anpassat för kvinnor är en tillämpning av dessa åtaganden.
- support for violence-affected womendecisive»Kraftfullt bekämpande av mäns våld mot kvinnor, våld i nära relationer samt stöd till« (party programme ↗)“Vigorous combat against men's violence against women, violence in close relationships and support for”
- stop men's violence against women»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decisive action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crime and men's violence against women.”
- rehabilitation and reintegration»Fokus på rehabilitering och återgång i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Focus on rehabilitation and reintegration into society.”
- counteract exploitation in criminal environments»Offensiva insatser mot nyrekrytering och utnyttjande av barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Offensive action against recruitment and exploitation of children and young people.”
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 requires that society provide support to those who want to leave crime and that exit programmes exist throughout the country.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that society provide support to those who want to leave crime and that exit programmes exist throughout the country. As a feminist party, the Greens also proceed from the premise that violence victims need coordinated protection immediately after the break, which is precisely the situation the counter-proposal describes. An exit programme adapted for women therefore follows from the plan's commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att samhället ger stöd till dem som vill lämna kriminalitet och att avhopparverksamhet finns i hela landet. Som feministiskt parti utgår Miljöpartiet dessutom från att våldsutsatta kvinnor behöver samordnat skydd direkt efter uppbrottet, vilket är just den situation motförslaget beskriver. Ett avhopparprogram anpassat för kvinnor följer därför av planens åtaganden.
- exit support throughout the countrydecisive»Samhället ska också ge stöd till dem som vill lämna kriminalitet.« (party programme ↗)“Society shall also provide support to those who want to leave crime.”
- coordinated protection at break-up»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“create an exit for violence victims throughout the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after the break.”
- women as crime victims»Vi måste tydligt agera mot våldsutövare, inte begränsa offrens frihet.« (party programme ↗)“We must clearly act against perpetrators, not restrict victims' freedom.”
- feminist criminal policy»Miljöpartiet är ett feministiskt parti« (party programme ↗)“The Greens is a feminist party”
The plan makes women's security and self-determination a main priority and requires that the victim perspective is strengthened and post-violence ends, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement for an exit programme adapted for women.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan makes women's security and self-determination a main priority and requires that the victim perspective is strengthened and post-violence ends, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement for an exit programme adapted for women. The plan also requires better measures that prevent recruitment into criminal environments. That women who leave a criminal partner need special protection is close to the commitment to strengthen protection for families with protected identity.
Original (Swedish)
Planen gör kvinnors trygghet och egenmakt till en huvudprioritering och kräver att brottsofferperspektivet stärks och att eftervåldet upphör, vilket är kärnan i motförslagets krav på ett avhopparprogram anpassat för kvinnor. Planen kräver också bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering till kriminella miljöer. Att kvinnor som lämnar en kriminell partner behöver särskilt skydd ligger nära åtagandet att stärka skyddet för familjer med skyddad identitet.
- women's security and self-determinationdecisive»Vi ska stärka kvinnors trygghet och egenmakt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall strengthen women's security and self-determination.”
- strengthened victim perspective»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas och eftervåldet upphöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victim perspective must be strengthened and post-violence must end.”
- prevent recruitment»För att besegra dem krävs bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To defeat them requires better measures to prevent recruitment”
- protection from threat»Vi vill bland annat att elektronisk fotboja används oftare och stärka skyddet för familjer med skyddad identitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want, among other things, electronic tagging to be used more often and to strengthen protection for families with protected identity.”
The election manifesto establishes that a national exit programme shall be introduced so that more people can leave a criminal life, and the party programme requires that a gender equality perspective be integrated in all relevant public decisions.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto establishes that a national exit programme shall be introduced so that more people can leave a criminal life, and the party programme requires that a gender equality perspective be integrated in all relevant public decisions. An exit programme specially adapted for women is precisely that application. The programme furthermore highlights the role of women's support services and civil society's importance for building new networks for a fresh start.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att ett nationellt avhopparprogram ska införas för att fler ska kunna lämna ett kriminellt liv, och partiprogrammet kräver att ett jämställdhetsperspektiv integreras i alla relevanta offentliga beslut. Ett avhopparprogram särskilt anpassat för kvinnor är just den tillämpningen. Programmet lyfter dessutom kvinnojourernas roll och civilsamhällets betydelse för att bygga nya nätverk vid en nystart.
- national exit programmedecisive»Ett nationellt avhopparprogram ska införas för att fler ska kunna lämna ett kriminellt liv bakom sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A national exit programme shall be introduced so that more people can leave a criminal life behind.”
- gender equality integration»Ett jämställdhetsperspektiv ska integreras i alla relevanta offentliga beslut.« (party programme ↗)“A gender equality perspective shall be integrated in all relevant public decisions.”
- support for abused women»De fristående brottsofferjourerna och kvinnojourerna är ett omistligt komplement till det offentligas insatser.« (party programme ↗)“The independent victim support services and women's support services are an indispensable complement to public efforts.”
- support for leaving crime»Det civila samhället kan stärka den enskildes väg ut från den brottsliga banan när nya nätverk behövs för att etablera en ny start på livet.« (party programme ↗)“Civil society can strengthen an individual's path away from crime when new networks are needed to establish a fresh start in life.”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The election manifesto explicitly promises a national exit programme as part of crime prevention work.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly promises a national exit programme as part of crime prevention work. The party programme requires that women and children subjected to violence in close relationships are given adequate support and protection, and that the gender equality perspective permeates all policy areas. An exit programme specifically adapted for women's situation thereby follows from the plan's own commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar uttryckligen ett nationellt avhopparprogram som en del av det brottsförebyggande arbetet. Partiprogrammet kräver att kvinnor och barn som utsatts för våld i nära relation ges adekvat stöd och skydd, och att jämställdhetsperspektivet genomsyrar alla politikområden. Ett avhopparprogram särskilt anpassat för kvinnors situation följer därmed av planens egna åtaganden.
- national exit programmedecisive»Förebygg brott genom att stärka föreningslivet samt inrättande av mentorskapsprogram och nationellt avhopparprogram.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevent crime by strengthening community life and establishment of mentorship programmes and national exit programme.”
- protection from violence in close relationships»Kvinnor, män och barn som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Women, men and children subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”
- gender equality in all policy areas»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden.« (party programme ↗)“Gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas.”
- support for exit and reintegration»Samhället har ett ansvar att stödja den straffade med hjälp till drogfrihet, arbete, utbildning« (party programme ↗)“Society has a responsibility to support the convicted with help towards drug freedom, work, education”
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 commits to establishing a national exit programme for gang criminals and to build out special efforts against violence in close relationships and sexual offences.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan commits to establishing a national exit programme for gang criminals and to build out special efforts against violence in close relationships and sexual offences. The counter-proposal's requirement for an exit programme adapted for women sits within both these commitments, since women in criminal environments are often both perpetrators and victims. The plan also wants to continue strengthening women's shelters and protection for those leaving a violent partner.
Original (Swedish)
Planen åtar sig att inrätta ett nationellt avhopparprogram för gängkriminella och att bygga ut särskilda insatser mot våld i nära relation och sexualbrott. Motförslagets krav på ett avhopparprogram anpassat för kvinnor ligger inom båda dessa åtaganden, eftersom kvinnor i kriminella miljöer ofta är både förövare och utsatta. Planen vill dessutom fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna och skyddet för den som lämnar en våldsam partner.
- national exit programmedecisive»Inrätta ett nationellt kunskapscentrum för brottsprevention och ett nationellt avhopparprogram för gängkriminella« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national knowledge centre for crime prevention and a national exit programme for gang criminals”
- special measures against violence against women»Införa särskilda grupper i varje polisregion som är specialiserade på sexualbrott och våld i nära relation för att fler anmälda brott ska leda till lagföring och straff« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce specialized units in each police region that are specialized in sexual offences and violence in close relationships so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution and punishment”
- strengthened women's shelters»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's shelters”
- protection for victims»Införa vistelseförbud för personer som dömts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce residence bans for persons convicted of violence in close relationships”
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 wants to break the attractiveness of a criminal lifestyle and explicitly supports those who want to break free from destructive environments, with particular attention to women's vulnerability.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to break the attractiveness of a criminal lifestyle and explicitly supports those who want to break free from destructive environments, with particular attention to women's vulnerability. It requires an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships and better conditions for women's shelters. The counter-proposal's requirement for a dropout program adapted for women is thus in line with the plan's commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill bryta attraktiviteten i en kriminell livsstil och ger uttryckligt stöd åt dem som vill bryta sig loss ur destruktiva miljöer, med särskild uppmärksamhet på kvinnors utsatthet. Den kräver en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation och bättre förutsättningar för kvinnojourer. Motförslagets krav på ett avhopparprogram anpassat för kvinnor ligger därmed i linje med planens åtaganden.
- action plan against violence in close relationshipsdecisive»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships”
- paths away from criminality»Bryta attraktiveten av en kriminell livsstil« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Break the attractiveness of a criminal lifestyle”
- support for women's shelters»Kvinnojourer med inriktning mot hedersproblematik måste stödjas och ges bättre förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's shelters with focus on honor-based problems must be supported and given better conditions.”
- support for dropouts»Stödja dem som vill bryta sig loss från hedersförtryck« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Support those who want to break free from honor-based oppression”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:JuU15)
- Committee report full text (HD01JuU15)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:1071 — Utbildning och sysselsättning för Kriminalvårdens klienter av Linus Sköld m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1254 — Minska kriminaliteten genom lägre återfallsfrekvens av Denis Begic m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1292 — God kompetensförsörjning på anstalter av Oskar Svärd och Viktor Wärnick (båda M)
- Motion 2025/26:1347 — Anstaltsplacering i värmländska Råda av Runar Filper (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1477 — En stark kriminalvård av Kadir Kasirga m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1493 — Avlägsnandet av gym för styrketräning från fängelser av Eric Westroth (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1531 — Stärkt samverkan mellan Kriminalvården och socialtjänsten av Emma Ahlström Köster (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1560 — Evidensbaserade metoder för att minska återfall i brott av Gudrun Brunegård (KD)
- Motion 2025/26:1682 — Kriterier för avtjänande av straff i Sverige vid dom i annat land av Margareta Cederfelt (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1796 — Etablering av ett nytt fängelse i Åmål av Magnus Jacobsson (KD)
- Motion 2025/26:2044 — Avtjänande av fängelsestraff i hemlandet av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2411 — Förbud mot pass och nationellt identitetskort för dömda under frivård med elektronisk övervakning av Pia Trollehjelm (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2412 — Skärpta påföljder vid avvikelse från frivård med elektronisk övervakning av Pia Trollehjelm (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2414 — Avtjänande av straff i hemlandet för utländska medborgare som vistas i Sverige utan tillstånd av Pia Trollehjelm (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2464 — Fängelse i Åmål av Ann-Sofie Alm och Cecilia Gustafsson (båda M)
- Motion 2025/26:2782 — Åtgärder för att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor och barn av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2788 — Rättsväsendet av Gudrun Nordborg m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2977 — Bygg fler fängelser i Gävleborg av Lars Beckman (M)
- Motion 2025/26:3027 — Skärpta åtgärder mot sexualbrott mot barn av Noria Manouchi (M)
- Motion 2025/26:3122 — Retreater för att minska återfall i brott av Ingemar Kihlström (KD)
Source: The Swedish Parliament