Swedish Prison and Probation Service (in terms of legislation and policy)

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The Swedish Prison and Probation Service (in terms of legislation and policy) is the national authority responsible for implementing Sweden’s criminal sanctions system, including the management of prisons, remand centers, and probation, in accordance with laws and policies set by the Swedish parliament and government.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
national authority ⓘ
cooperatesWith Swedish National Courts Administration ⓘ
Swedish Police Authority ⓘ
Swedish Prosecution Authority ⓘ
healthcare providers in Sweden ⓘ
municipal social services in Sweden ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
governedBy Swedish labour law for its employees ⓘ
administrative law of Sweden ⓘ
public procurement rules of Sweden ⓘ
jurisdiction Sweden ⓘ
legalBasis Swedish criminal law ⓘ
legislation adopted by the Riksdag ⓘ
regulations issued by the Government of Sweden ⓘ
mandate administer community service sanctions ⓘ
administer electronic monitoring sanctions ⓘ
enforce conditional sentences and supervision ⓘ
enforce custodial sentences ⓘ
enforce non-custodial sanctions ⓘ
implement criminal sanctions decided by Swedish courts ⓘ
manage prisons in Sweden ⓘ
manage probation in Sweden ⓘ
manage remand centers in Sweden ⓘ
objective contribute to a safer society through effective sanction enforcement ⓘ
ensure that sanctions are humane and legally secure ⓘ
reduce recidivism among offenders ⓘ
overseenBy Ministry of Justice of Sweden ⓘ
policyFramework Council of Europe prison standards ⓘ
European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners ⓘ
guidelines issued by the Ministry of Justice of Sweden ⓘ
international human rights obligations binding on Sweden ⓘ
policies decided by the Government of Sweden ⓘ
responsibility cooperate with social services and health services for offender reintegration ⓘ
ensure that deprivation of liberty is carried out in accordance with law ⓘ
ensure that prison conditions meet statutory standards ⓘ
ensure that probation supervision follows court decisions and legal rules ⓘ
ensure that remand detention is carried out under legally regulated conditions ⓘ
ensure that sanctions are executed safely and securely ⓘ
prevent reoffending through treatment and support programs ⓘ
protect the rights and dignity of persons deprived of liberty ⓘ
provide rehabilitation and reintegration measures for offenders ⓘ
provide risk assessment and case management for offenders ⓘ
subjectTo budgetary control by the Government of Sweden ⓘ
judicial review by Swedish courts ⓘ
parliamentary oversight by the Riksdag ⓘ
review by the Chancellor of Justice of Sweden ⓘ
review by the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Sweden ⓘ
subordinateTo Government of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Swedish government

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Committee on Justice (Sweden) → oversightOf → Swedish Prison and Probation Service (in terms of legislation and policy) ⓘ
subject linked to: Committee on Justice
Minister for Justice of Sweden → oversees → Swedish Prison and Probation Service ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Prison and Probation Service (in terms of legislation and policy)
Justitieutskottet → oversightOf → Swedish Prison and Probation Service ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Prison and Probation Service (in terms of legislation and policy)
Ministry of Justice of Sweden → oversees → Swedish Prison and Probation Service ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Prison and Probation Service (in terms of legislation and policy)