2026-05-062025/26:JuU30 · p.1JuUJustice
Government legislative proposals
The government's bill to replace closed youth care with prison for children and young people
What's at stake: The decision determines which authority is responsible for children and young people deprived of their liberty and the environment they are placed in, with consequences for their schooling, contact with relatives and prospects for rehabilitation. It particularly concerns girls and younger teenagers sentenced for very serious crimes, and weighs society's need to respond forcefully to crime against the risks of marginalisation and stigmatisation.
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 children and young people sentenced to a custodial sanction for very serious crimes should be sentenced to prison under the responsibility of the Prison and Probation Service, instead of today's closed youth care, or whether closed youth care should be retained out of consideration for children's rights and their need for rehabilitation.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that crime has changed since closed youth care was introduced: serious violence and firearms occur among ever younger age groups, and criminal networks exploit children and young people to commit serious crimes. This development, in the committee's view, calls for new tools, and the committee shares the government's assessment that the Prison and Probation Service, despite the challenges it faces, is well suited to be responsible for a custodial sanction for children and young people. The committee therefore backs the government's overall bill under which children and young people sentenced to a custodial sanction should, as a general rule, be sentenced to prison instead of closed youth care.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 2 (MP)
The reservation (MP) considers the government's proposal to place children in prison to be deeply worrying, pointing out that opposition among consultation bodies is broad, with several warning that the reform could draw ever younger children into crime and that the proposal conflicts with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, since the Prison and Probation Service lacks the experience and capacity to secure children's rights to, among other things, education, contact with relatives and a safe, rehabilitative environment. The reservation particularly highlights concern for how girls' rights will be respected within the Prison and Probation Service, and argues that prison risks leading to marginalisation, stigmatisation and an entrenched criminal identity rather than a genuine chance of rehabilitation.
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: adopting the government's legislative proposal and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 2 by MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Abstain 0/0/21/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| S | No | Yes 106/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| MP | No | No 0/18/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 24/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| L | Yes | Yes 16/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | explicit |
| KD | Yes | Yes 19/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 65/0/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | Yes | Yes 70/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag adopts the government's proposal for 1. a law amending the Code of Procedure, 2. a law amending the Penal Code, 3. a law amending the Social Insurance Code, 4. a law amending the Act (1946:804) on the introduction of the new Code of Procedure, 5. a law amending the Act (1971:289) on general administrative courts, 6. a law amending the Passport Act (1978:302), 7. a law amending the Police Act (1984:387), 8. a law amending the Act (1988:688) on restraining orders, 9. a law amending the Act (1990:52) with special provisions on the care of young people, 10. a law amending the Act (1991:1129) on forensic psychiatric care, 11. a law amending the Act (1998:603) on the enforcement of closed youth custody, 12. a law repealing the Act (1998:603) on the enforcement of closed youth custody. 13. a law amending the Act (1998:620) on the criminal record register, 14. a law amending the Act (1998:714) on compensation for deprivation of liberty and other coercive measures, 15. a law amending the Freedom of the Press and Secrecy Act (2009:400), 16. a law amending the Prison Act (2010:610), 17. a law amending the Education Act (2010:800), 18. a law amending the Act (2015:96) on recognition and enforcement of custodial sentences within the European Union, 19. a law amending the Act (2018:1250) on the crediting of time spent in deprivation of liberty, 20. a law amending the Sentencing Act (2018:1251), 21. a law amending the Act (2018:1693) on the police's processing of personal data within the scope of the criminal records legislation, 22. a law amending the Act (2018:1694) on the Customs Agency's processing of personal data within the scope of the criminal records legislation, 23. a law amending the Act (2022:482) on electronic communications, 24. a law amending the Act (2024:326) on secret coercive measures for the purposes of enforcing custodial sentences, 25. a law amending the Social Services Act (2025:400). The Riksdag hereby accepts Proposition 2025/26:132 points 1-25 and rejects the motions 2025/26:3530 by Ulrika Westerlund et al. (MP) request 2, 2025/26:3586 by Teresa Carvalho et al. (S) requests 23, 26 and 143, 2025/26:3645 by Fredrik Lundh Sammeli et al. (S) request 126, 2025/26:3920 by Gudrun Nordborg et al. (V) requests 1-3 and 2025/26:3929 by Ulrika Westerlund et al. (MP) requests 1-3.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till 1. lag om ändring i rättegångsbalken, 2. lag om ändring i brottsbalken, 3. lag om ändring i socialförsäkringsbalken, 4. lag om ändring i lagen (1946:804) om införande av nya rättegångsbalken, 5. lag om ändring i lagen (1971:289) om allmänna förvaltningsdomstolar, 6. lag om ändring i passlagen (1978:302), 7. lag om ändring i polislagen (1984:387), 8. lag om ändring i lagen (1988:688) om kontaktförbud, 9. lag om ändring i lagen (1990:52) med särskilda bestämmelser om vård av unga, 10. lag om ändring i lagen (1991:1129) om rättspsykiatrisk vård, 11. lag om ändring i lagen (1998:603) om verkställighet av sluten ungdomsvård, 12. lag om upphävande av lagen (1998:603) om verkställighet av sluten ungdomsvård. 13. lag om ändring i lagen (1998:620) om belastningsregister, 14. lag om ändring i lagen (1998:714) om ersättning vid frihetsberövanden och andra tvångsåtgärder, 15. lag om ändring i offentlighets- och sekretesslagen (2009:400), 16. lag om ändring i fängelselagen (2010:610), 17. lag om ändring i skollagen (2010:800), 18. lag om ändring i lagen (2015:96) om erkännande och verkställighet av frihetsberövande påföljder inom Europeiska unionen, 19. lag om ändring i lagen (2018:1250) om tillgodoräknande av tid för frihetsberövande, 20. lag om ändring i strafftidslagen (2018:1251), 21. lag om ändring i lagen (2018:1693) om polisens behandling av personuppgifter inom brottsdatalagens område, 22. lag om ändring i lagen (2018:1694) om Tullverkets behandling av personuppgifter inom brottsdatalagens område, 23. lag om ändring i lagen (2022:482) om elektronisk kommunikation, 24. lag om ändring i lagen (2024:326) om hemliga tvångsmedel i syfte att verkställa frihetsberövande påföljder, 25. lag om ändring i socialtjänstlagen (2025:400). Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2025/26:132 punkterna 1-25 och avslår motionerna 2025/26:3530 av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP) yrkande 2, 2025/26:3586 av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S) yrkandena 23, 26 och 143, 2025/26:3645 av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S) yrkande 126, 2025/26:3920 av Gudrun Nordborg m.fl. (V) yrkandena 1-3 och 2025/26:3929 av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 1-3.
Riksdag decision: For a person who has committed a crime and is 15–17 years old, if a custodial sentence cannot be avoided, the sentence shall be determined as imprisonment instead of closed youth custody (ungdomsvård). The Riksdag approved the government's proposal on this. According to current law, a person aged 15–17 who commits such a serious crime that it leads to a custodial sentence shall, as a general rule, be sentenced to closed youth custody instead of imprisonment. Closed youth custody is enforced by the National Board for Institutional Care and the convicted person is placed at a special youth home (SiS home). The decision means that children and young people in these cases shall instead be sentenced to imprisonment. The Prison and Probation Service thus becomes responsible for enforcing the sentence and closed youth custody is removed from the sentencing system. This means, among other things, the following: Children sentenced to imprisonment shall, as a general rule, be placed in special children's and youth units, which shall be specially adapted based on children's needs and rights. Since the sentence becomes imprisonment, children and young people are covered by the conditional release system and when transitioning from institution to freedom, they will as a starting point be placed under supervision in order to provide them with the support and control they need (which differs from the sentence of closed youth custody). The imposed sentence will in itself be longer, since four years of closed youth custody corresponds to six years of imprisonment. However, the period of deprivation of liberty is not always longer since part of the sentence can be served outside the institution after conditional release. The legislative changes begin, in all material respects, to apply on 1 July 2026.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to reject the government's proposal for youth prisons and instead reform SIS while extending the maximum care duration for closed youth care. (MP) — Reservation 2
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's policy line is that repression is not the answer but that focus should be directed at preventing recruitment of children to crime, and that sanctions should be designed so that they actually reduce crime and do not worsen problems.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's policy line is that repression is not the answer but that focus should be directed at preventing recruitment of children to crime, and that sanctions should be designed so that they actually reduce crime and do not worsen problems. To as a general rule sentence children to prison instead of closed youth care goes against this and against the plan's commitment to stronger children's rights. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's objection to the reform.
Original (Swedish)
Planens brottslinje är att repression inte är svaret utan att fokus ska riktas mot att förhindra rekrytering av barn till kriminalitet, och att påföljder ska utformas så att de faktiskt sänker brottsligheten och inte förvärrar problemen. Att som huvudregel döma barn till fängelse i stället för sluten ungdomsvård går emot detta och mot planens åtagande om starkare barnrättigheter. Planen stöder därför motförslagets invändning mot reformen.
- prevention before repressiondecisive»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 increased but much more focus must be directed at preventing the recruitment of new children into gang crime.”
- sanctions must not worsen»utformade för att faktiskt leda till lägre brottslighet och inte förvärra« (party programme ↗)“designed to actually lead to lower crime and not worsen”
- stronger children's rights»Utvecklingen mot starkare rättigheter för barn är en av de progressiva« (party programme ↗)“The development toward stronger rights for children is one of the progressive”
- support instead of incarceration»Ge barn och ungdomar möjligheter till kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give children and young people opportunities for municipally supported recreational activities”
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 demands criminal policy based on evidence and rule of law with focus on rehabilitation and return to society, and offensive measures against children being drawn into crime.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands criminal policy based on evidence and rule of law with focus on rehabilitation and return to society, and offensive measures against children being drawn into crime. The counter-proposal's objection is that imprisonment of children lacks evidence and risks establishing a criminal identity instead of rehabilitating. The plan does not take a position on the form of penalty for children, and at the same time pulls toward increased penalties, so certainty is low.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver en kriminalpolitik byggd på evidens och rättssäkerhet med fokus på rehabilitering och återgång i samhället, och offensiva insatser mot att barn dras in i kriminalitet. Motförslagets invändning är att fängelse för barn saknar evidens och riskerar att befästa en kriminell identitet i stället för att rehabilitera. Planen tar inte ställning till påföljdsformen för barn, och drar samtidigt åt skärpta straff, varför säkerheten är låg.
- rehabilitation over imprisonmentdecisive»Fokus på rehabilitering och återgång i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Focus on rehabilitation and return to society.”
- evidence-based criminal policy»Kriminalpolitik byggd på evidens, effektivitet och rättssäkerhet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy based on evidence, efficiency and rule of law.”
- protect children from crime»Offensiva insatser mot nyrekrytering och utnyttjande av barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Offensive measures against recruitment and exploitation of children and young people.”
- equipped prison and probation service»Rustad kriminalvård i offentlig regi.« (party programme ↗)“Properly equipped prison and probation service in public administration.”
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 bases deprivation of liberty of young people on closed youth care with reinforced care and education measures and transition out, not on imprisonment.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan bases deprivation of liberty of young people on closed youth care with reinforced care and education measures and transition out, not on imprisonment. It also states that the child's best interests shall be decisive and that community sentences and rehabilitation shall be prioritized. The counter-proposal's requirement not to put children in prison therefore follows directly from the plan's penalty line.
Original (Swedish)
Planen bygger frihetsberövande av unga på sluten ungdomsvård med förstärkta vård- och utbildningsinsatser och utslussning, inte på fängelse. Den slår också fast att barnets bästa ska vara avgörande och att frivård och rehabilitering ska prioriteras. Motförslagets krav att inte sätta barn i fängelse följer därmed direkt av planens påföljdslinje.
- closed youth care with caredecisive»höja maxtiden för sluten ungdomsvård och förstärka vårdinsatser och utbildning under tiden den unge är frihetsberövad, samt införa en utslussningsverksamhet när straffet är avtjänat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise the maximum time for closed youth care and reinforce care measures and education whilst the young person is deprived of liberty, and introduce a transition programme when the sentence has been served.”
- the child's best interests decisive»Barnkonventionen är svensk lag och barnets bästa« (party programme ↗)“The Convention on the Rights of the Child is Swedish law and the child's best”
- rehabilitation before detention»Frivårdspåföljder ska användas som förstahandsval vid lindrigare brott.« (party programme ↗)“Community sentences shall be used as the first choice for less serious crimes.”
- preventive against gang crime»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make a major effort in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.”
The plan establishes that children's rights and perspective are of paramount importance and that criminal policy shall encourage those who have committed crimes to a new life situation without criminality, which speaks in favor of the counter-proposal's objection to children being sentenced to prison as a rule.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that children's rights and perspective are of paramount importance and that criminal policy shall encourage those who have committed crimes to a new life situation without criminality, which speaks in favor of the counter-proposal's objection to children being sentenced to prison as a rule. The plan simultaneously emphasizes preventive measures against recruitment into gangs. The fact that the plan also demands tougher sentences makes the conclusion uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att barnens rättigheter och perspektiv är av största betydelse och att kriminalpolitiken ska stimulera den som begått brott till en ny livssituation utan brottslighet, vilket talar för motförslagets invändning mot att barn som huvudregel döms till fängelse. Planen betonar samtidigt förebyggande insatser mot nyrekrytering till gängen. Att planen också kräver strängare straff gör slutsatsen osäker.
- the child's rights foremostdecisive»Samhällets aktörer ska inta individens perspektiv. Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Society's actors shall take the individual's perspective. Of paramount importance are then children's rights and perspective.”
- re-adaptation after crime»Kriminalpolitiken ska därför både förebygga och avskräcka från brott, stödja brottsdrabbade och stimulera dem som har begått olagliga handlingar till en ny livssituation utan brottslighet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy shall therefore both prevent and deter crime, support crime victims and encourage those who have committed illegal acts to a new life situation without criminality.”
- every child's right»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“Especially important is to safeguard every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
- tougher sentences against gangs»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen. För att besegra dem krävs bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering, mer resurser till polis, åklagare, domstolar och kriminalvården och strängare straff.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall not yield to gangs. To defeat them requires better measures that prevent recruitment, more resources to police, prosecutors, courts and the prison service, and tougher sentences.”
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 wants to establish special youth prisons so that young criminals can be kept away from older offenders and receive better care during the sentence, and that more gang criminals are sentenced to prison and kept incarcerated longer.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly wants to establish special youth prisons so that young criminals can be kept away from older offenders and receive better care during the sentence, and that more gang criminals are sentenced to prison and kept incarcerated longer. The counter-proposal opposes children and young people being tried to prison at all. The plan answers the rehabilitation objection through the requirement that time in prison shall provide better prospects for a life of freedom.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill uttryckligen inrätta särskilda ungdomsfängelser så att unga kriminella kan hållas undan äldre brottslingar och få bättre vård under straffet, och att fler gängkriminella döms till fängelse och hålls inlåsta längre. Motförslaget vänder sig mot att barn och unga över huvud taget ska dömas till fängelse. Planen svarar på rehabiliteringsinvändningen genom kravet att tiden i fängelse ska ge bättre förutsättningar för ett liv i frihet.
- youth prisonsdecisive»Vi vill inrätta särskilda fängelser så att unga kriminella både kan få bättre vård under sitt straff och hållas undan äldre brottslingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to establish special prisons so that young criminals both can receive better care during their sentence and be kept away from older offenders.”
- more young people in prison longer»Nu behövs en politik från partier som både ser till att färre unga blir gängkriminella och att fler gängkriminella döms till fängelse och hålls inlåsta längre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Now we need a politics from parties that both ensures fewer young people become gang criminals and that more gang criminals are sentenced to prison and kept incarcerated longer.”
- prison shall rehabilitate»Målet med tiden i fängelse är att den intagne efter avtjänat straff ska ha bättre förutsättningar att klara ett liv i frihet.« (party programme ↗)“The purpose of time in prison is that the inmate after serving the sentence shall have better prospects of managing a life of freedom.”
- the children's convention is law»Genom att FN:s barnkonvention införlivats i svensk lag tydliggörs barns och ungas rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“By incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law the rights of children and young people are clarified.”
The election manifesto requires a significantly expanded criminal justice system and strengthened compulsory measures against children and young people who commit crimes, and the party programme states that sanctions should also protect society.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires a significantly expanded criminal justice system and strengthened compulsory measures against children and young people who commit crimes, and the party programme states that sanctions should also protect society. The counter-proposal wants to stop the reform completely. The plan's principle that community service should first be considered for young people qualifies but does not support rejection when it comes to young people already sentenced to imprisonment for serious crimes.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver en kraftigt utbyggd kriminalvård och stärkta tvingande åtgärder mot barn och unga som begår brott, och partiprogrammet slår fast att påföljder också ska skydda samhället. Motförslaget vill stoppa reformen helt. Planens princip att samhällstjänst först ska övervägas för ungdomar kvalificerar men bär inte ett avslag när det gäller unga som redan döms till frihetsberövande för grova brott.
- compulsory measures against young offendersdecisive»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social measures and social services' possibilities for compulsory measures towards children and young people who commit crimes.”
- significantly expanded criminal justice system»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 justice system needs to be expanded. More police require more prosecutors, courts in more places in the country and a significantly expanded criminal justice system.”
- sanctions should protect society»Påföljder för brott ska tjäna flera ändamål: de ska avhålla förövarna från nya brott och de ska avskräcka andra från liknande handlingar samt skydda samhället mot övergrepp och andra destruktiva handlingar.« (party programme ↗)“Sanctions for crimes shall serve several purposes: they shall deter the offenders from committing new crimes and they shall discourage others from similar actions and protect society against abuse and other destructive actions.”
- community service first for young people»Samhällstjänst ska alltid övervägas i första hand som påföljd för ungdomar som begått brott.« (party programme ↗)“Community service shall always be considered first as a sanction for young people who have committed crimes.”
The plan explicitly wants to establish juvenile prisons and examine lowered criminal responsibility age, and describes as a problem that young people arrested for very serious crimes can be back on the street the same day.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly wants to establish juvenile prisons and examine lowered criminal responsibility age, and describes as a problem that young people arrested for very serious crimes can be back on the street the same day. The counter-proposal wants to stop children and young people being sentenced to prison instead of closed youth care, which is the opposite of the plan's commitment. The plan also sees gang recruitment of children as a reason to make the legislation stricter, not softer.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill uttryckligen inrätta ungdomsfängelser och utreda sänkt straffmyndighetsålder, och beskriver som ett problem att unga som grips för mycket grova brott kan vara tillbaka på gatan samma dag. Motförslaget vill stoppa att barn och unga döms till fängelse i stället för sluten ungdomsvård, vilket är motsatsen till planens åtagande. Planen ser dessutom gängens rekrytering av barn som skäl att anpassa lagstiftningen hårdare, inte mildare.
- juvenile prisonsdecisive»Utreda sänkt straffmyndighetsålder och inrätta ungdomsfängelser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Examine lowered criminal responsibility age and establish juvenile prisons”
- young serious offenders released too easily»Idag kan unga personer som grips för mycket grova brott vara tillbaka på gatan redan samma dag – trots att risken för återfall i brottslighet är uppenbar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Today young people arrested for very serious crimes can be back on the street the same day – despite the obvious risk of reoffending.”
- detention of young people»Se till att fler unga lagöverträdare häktas när det rör sig om allvarliga brott och det finns risk för återfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more young offenders are detained when it comes to serious crimes and there is risk of reoffending”
- adapted legislation against gangs»Gängen är Sveriges inhemska terrorister – och lagstiftningen måste anpassas därefter så att fler ställs till svars och försvinner från gatan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Gangs are Sweden's domestic terrorists – and the legislation must be adapted accordingly so that more are held accountable and disappear from the streets.”
The plan requires that the age of criminal responsibility be lowered, that the sentence reduction for someone who has committed a brutal crime as a young person be removed, and that the legal system be able to intervene with tougher action at an early stage against young people in criminal environments.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that the age of criminal responsibility be lowered, that the sentence reduction for someone who has committed a brutal crime as a young person be removed, and that the legal system be able to intervene with tougher action at an early stage against young people in criminal environments. The counter-proposal wants to stop young offenders being sentenced to prison and emphasises rehabilitation considerations, which goes against the plan's direction on incapacitation and victim perspective. The requirement is therefore rejected on the merits.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att straffmyndighetsåldern sänks, att straffrabatten för den som begått en rå gärning som ung tas bort och att rättsväsendet ska kunna ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede mot unga i kriminella miljöer. Motförslaget vill stoppa att unga lagöverträdare döms till fängelse och lyfter fram rehabiliteringshänsyn, vilket går emot planens inriktning på inkapacitering och brottsofferperspektiv. Kravet avvisas därför i sak.
- lowered age of criminal responsibilitydecisive»Sänka straffmyndighetsåldern« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the age of criminal responsibility”
- abolished youth discount»Straffrabatter för den som begått flerfaldig brottslighet eller begått en rå gärning som ung ska tas bort« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sentence reductions for someone who has committed multiple offences or committed a brutal crime as a young person should be removed”
- early harsh interventions»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools and the legal system the opportunity to intervene with tougher action at an early stage”
- the victim first»Utformningen av politiken måste ske utifrån brottsoffrets bästa, inte gärningsmannen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The formulation of policy must be based on the victim's best interests, not the perpetrator's.”
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- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:JuU30)
- Committee report full text (HD01JuU30)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
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Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:3530 — Ingen sänkt straffmyndighetsålder eller införande av barnfängelser av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3586 — Utgiftsområde 4 Rättsväsendet av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3645 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3920 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:132 Frihetsberövande påföljder för barn och unga av Gudrun Nordborg m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:3929 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:132 Frihetsberövande påföljder för barn och unga av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP)
- Proposition 2025/26:132 — Frihetsberövande påföljder för barn och unga
Source: The Swedish Parliament