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Judicial reform sees Swedish prisons preparing to house young teens

Rosersberg is one of eight prisons preparing to house young offenders starting 1 July. © Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP

Sigtuna (AFP) – North of Stockholm, the Rosersberg prison is making preparations to house children as young as 13 in response to a much-criticised juvenile judicial reform expected to take effect in July.

The minority right-wing government, which is backed by the far-right Sweden Democrats, announced in January that it would reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 for crimes punishable by at least four years in prison.

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