Fängelselag

A designated officer at the Criminal Sanctions Agency is responsible for monitoring how the plan is carried out and keeping it updated.

A prison authority may establish a separate security unit in a prison for safety reasons. Prisoners placed there must not have their rights restricted more than necessary, and their health must be closely monitored.

A prisoner may be placed in a security section if there is reasonable cause to suspect certain serious risks or offences, or if the prisoner's own safety needs protection.

Prison departments must have a schedule.

Straffplanen ska göras upp, preciseras och följas upp enligt bestämda samarbets- och samtyckeskrav.

En fånge kan placeras på en säkerhetsavdelning om det finns grundad anledning att misstänka allvarliga brott, rymning, fritagningsförsök, allvarliga säkerhetsrisker i fängelset eller att placeringen behövs för fångens egen säkerhet.

Placering på en säkerhetsavdelning får inte vara längre än nödvändigt, beslutet och skälen ska omprövas minst var tredje månad, och fången ska få veta skälen om det inte riskerar säkerhet eller utredning.

This section assigns decision-making power to specific prison and health-care officials for agendas, prisoner placement, segregation, and hospital admission or discharge.

When prisoners are placed in prisons, placement should take account of several personal factors; prisoners should not be placed in more secure custody than necessary. People under 18 should be placed where they can be kept separate from adult prisoners unless their own interests require otherwise.

A prisoner must be told why they were placed in a security unit, unless that would endanger someone else’s safety or hinder a criminal investigation.

Departments in a prison must have an agenda.

A prisoner may be transferred from a closed prison to an open institution if the listed conditions are met.

A convicted person may be placed directly in an open prison if the sentence is for a fine conversion penalty and a prison term of at most two years, subject to drug-free conditions.

Fängelsets avdelningar ska ha en dagordning.

The provision assigns decision-making powers about prison agendas, prisoner placement, segregated housing, and hospital admission/discharge to specified prison and health officials.

A prisoner may be moved from an open institution to a closed prison if listed misconduct, security, drug-test, custody, sentence, or request conditions are met.

Questions about placing a prisoner’s child in prison and arranging the child’s care are governed by the Child Welfare Act.

Several prison officials have decision-making power over agendas, inmate placement, separate accommodation, hospital admission/discharge, and placement in security units.

A prisoner may be moved from a closed prison to an open institution if several conditions are met.

A prisoner may be moved to another prison, including without the prisoner’s consent, when the stated conditions are met.

The provision assigns certain prison-related decisions to specified directors or their deputies, and gives the central administrative unit power to decide which open institutions and open wards use technical surveillance devices.

En fånge kan flyttas från ett slutet fängelse till en öppen anstalt om vissa villkor är uppfyllda.

A prisoner may be moved from an open institution to a closed prison on several stated grounds, and a prisoner who fails without valid reason to arrive at an open institution on time must be sent to the assessment centre or a prison it designates.

A prisoner must be given the chance, without delay after arrival at another prison, to notify close relatives or other close contacts of the transfer.

Direktören för ett bedömningscentrum beslutar om planen för strafftiden och var en fånge placeras i fängelse, och Brottspåföljdsmyndighetens centralförvaltningsenhet beslutar om vilka öppna anstalter och öppna avdelningar som ska användas för teknisk övervakning av fångar.

A prisoner may be moved from an open institution to a closed prison in several listed situations, and a prisoner who fails to arrive on time without a valid reason is to be sent to the assessment centre or a prison designated by it.

A prisoner may be transferred between prisons under certain conditions, and can also be moved briefly for a visit or leave-related reason.

A prisoner must be sent to court when summoned. If summoned for a personal hearing before another authority, the prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for the hearing, normally for no more than seven days including travel time.

The Council of State may issue detailed regulations on enforcement measures, assessment centres’ tasks, transfer of convicted persons to prison, arrival inspection records, and prison-term plans; the Criminal Sanctions Agency’s central administrative unit may issue detailed instructions on arrival inspection and assessment centre operations.

A prisoner may be transferred between prisons in several situations, and must be transferred when security or similar reasons require it.

A prisoner must be given the chance, without delay after arriving at another prison, to notify close relatives or other close persons about the transfer.

This section gives several prison officials power to decide on prisoner transfers and on whether a prisoner may leave the prison in some cases.

Fängelser kan ha olika avdelningar, och vid placering av fångar ska flera hänsyn tas. Män och kvinnor ska hållas på separata boendeavdelningar.

A prisoner must be allowed to notify close relatives or other close persons about the transfer, without delay after arriving at another prison.

A prisoner must be sent to court when summoned; if summoned to be heard by another authority, the prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for the hearing, with required supervision and the time counted as sentence time.

Statsrådet may issue more detailed rules on the procedure for transferring prisoners, and the Criminal Sanctions Agency may issue more detailed regulations on prisoner transfers.

Prisoners under 18 must be kept separate from adult prisoners unless the prisoner’s own benefit requires otherwise.

A prisoner must be sent to court on summons. If a prisoner is summoned to appear personally before another authority, the prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for the hearing, but the time outside prison generally cannot exceed 14 days including travel time. Supervision must be arranged, and the time outside prison counts toward the sentence.

Several prison authorities may decide on prisoner transfers and temporary release/transfer decisions, with some decisions requiring consent or hearing another official.

Särskilda regler gäller för fångtransport.

A prisoner may request to live separately from other prisoners if they have a grounded reason to fear for their personal safety. Rights of a prisoner held separately on request may not be restricted more than necessary, and the reasons for separate housing must be reviewed at least every four months.

Bestämmelsen anger vilka tjänstemän som får besluta om fångförflyttningar och vissa beslut om att en fånge får lämna fängelset.

The Council of State may issue further provisions on the procedure for prisoner transfers, and the Criminal Sanctions Agency’s central administrative unit may issue further instructions on prisoner transfers.

Prisoners must have suitable living and washing facilities, and access to toilets at all times.

A prisoner must be allowed, on request, to live wholly or partly apart from other prisoners if there is a justified safety concern or another acceptable reason.

Statsrådet får utfärda närmare bestämmelser om förfarandet vid förflyttning av fångar, och Brottspåföljdsmyndighetens centralförvaltningsenhet får meddela närmare föreskrifter om förflyttning av fångar.

Prisoner transport is handled according to special rules.

Prisoners in open institutions must wear their own clothes; in closed prisons they may wear their own clothes.

Prisoners must be given the opportunity to live in a contract unit if they agree to take part in the unit’s activities and undergo drug-free testing.

Prisoner transport must follow the special rules that are separately provided.

Prisoners must have adequate housing and laundry rooms, and access to toilets at all times.

Prisoners must care for their own clothes, keep prison-issued clothing in proper condition, and the prison must provide a way for them to wash their clothes.

A prison authority may establish a security unit for security reasons, and prisoners placed there may not have their rights restricted more than necessary.

Fångar ska ha ändamålsenliga bostads- och tvättrum samt tillgång till toaletter hela dygnet.

Prisoners in open institutions must use their own clothes; in closed prisons they may use their own clothes, but prison clothing use and supply can be restricted for safety, supervision, inspection, fire-safety, or work-safety reasons.

Prisoners must clean and maintain their own living rooms and common areas, and do household tasks during free time.

A prisoner may be placed in a security unit if there is grounded suspicion of certain serious offences, escape, rescue attempts, serious prison security risk, or if placement is needed for the prisoner’s own safety.

Prisoners in open institutions must wear their own clothes; prisoners in closed prisons may wear their own clothes, but use can be limited for security, order, supervision, work safety, storage, and inspection reasons.

Fångar ska sköta sina egna kläder, hålla den klädsel de fått av fängelset i gott skick, och fängelset ska ge dem möjlighet att tvätta kläderna.

Prison meals must be organized to give prisoners healthy, varied, and sufficient food.

En fånge på säkerhetsavdelning får inte hållas där längre än nödvändigt, beslutet och skälen ska omprövas minst var tredje månad, och fången ska informeras om skälen om det inte riskerar säkerhet eller försvårar utredning.

Prisoners are responsible for caring for their own clothes, and must keep prison-issued clothing in proper condition. The prison must provide a way for prisoners to wash their own clothes or have them washed.

Prisoners must, during their free time, clean and maintain their own living rooms and common areas and do household chores.

Prisoners must be allowed daily outdoor time for at least one hour, with smoking banned indoors and certain smoking and possession rights limited by prison order and security rules.

Prison divisions must have an agenda.

Prisoners must, during their free time, take care of cleaning and upkeep of their own living rooms and the common areas, and do household tasks.

Fängelset ska ordna fångarnas mathållning så att maten är hälsosam, varierad och tillräcklig.

Avdelningschefer och vissa andra tjänstemän får besluta om att begränsa en fånges utomhusvistelse, kläder, kost och matpenning. En tjänsteman som utför styrnings- eller övervakningsuppgifter får också lämna över vissa egna kläder till en fånge.

Flera prisonmyndigheter får besluta om dagordning, placering av fångar, avskilt boende och in- och utskrivning från sjukhusenhet.

Fängelset ska ordna fångarnas mathållning så att de får hälsosam, mångsidig och tillräcklig mat.

Prisoners must be allowed outdoor time every day for at least one hour, unless health, order, or security reasons prevent it. Smoking may be banned in prisoners’ living rooms, but if it is, prisoners must be given a way to smoke elsewhere.

The Government may issue regulations on how prisoners’ meal allowance is determined, and the Prison and Probation Service may issue further rules on meals, basic care, self-catering, accommodation, and handling of tobacco products and related items.

A prisoner may be transferred from a closed prison to an open institution for a limited time or to serve the rest of the sentence if the listed conditions are met.

Prisoners must be given at least one hour outdoors each day, unless health or serious order/security reasons block it. Smoking may be banned in inmates’ living quarters, but if it is, inmates must be allowed to smoke in a smoking room or another way.

Several prison officials are authorized to decide on outdoor access, clothing use, clothing handover, diet deviations, meal allowance, and a smoking ban.

Prison-run or prison-approved activities are meant to help prisoners adapt to society.

En fånge kan flyttas från en öppen anstalt till ett slutet fängelse i vissa angivna situationer, och en fånge som utan giltigt skäl inte kommer till öppen anstalt i tid ska föras till ett bedömningscentrum eller ett fängelse som anvisas.

Bestämda tjänstemän kan besluta om vissa begränsningar och undantag i fängelset, och en tjänsteman får i vissa fall lämna ut egna kläder till en fånge.

The Government issues regulations on how prisoners’ meal allowance is determined, and the Criminal Sanctions Agency’s central administration unit issues detailed rules on meals, basic care, self-catering, housing, smoking arrangements, and possession of lighter equipment.

Prisoners must take part in work or other activities arranged or approved by the prison during the assigned work/occupation time.

A prisoner may be moved between certain prisons if the transfer supports the sentence plan or is otherwise justified, and must be moved when security or similar reasons require it.

Statsrådet may issue regulations on how prisoners’ meal allowances are determined, and the Criminal Sanctions Agency’s central administrative unit may issue more detailed rules on food, basic care, self-catering, housing, smoking, and possession of lighters or other ignition devices.

The prison’s organized or approved activities are meant to help prisoners adjust to society and include work, education, or other skill-building activities.

Fångar ska få möjlighet att uppfylla sin sysselsättningsplikt under fastställd arbets- och sysselsättningstid, med särskilda regler för säkerhetsavdelning och avskildhet.

A prisoner must be given the chance, without delay after arriving at another prison, to notify close relatives or other close persons about the transfer.

Bestämmelsen säger att fängelsets ordnade eller godkända sysselsättning ska främja fångarnas anpassning i samhället.

Fångar måste delta i sysselsättning som fängelset ordnar eller godkänner under den fastställda arbets- och sysselsättningstiden.

Fångar skall placeras i sysselsättning med hänsyn till strafftidsplanen, ordningen och säkerheten i fängelset samt säkerheten i samhället.

A prisoner must be sent to court when summoned. If summoned to be heard personally by another authority, the prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for the hearing, but the time away (including travel) must normally not exceed 14 days. Necessary supervision must be arranged, and the time outside prison counts toward the sentence.

Prisoners must take part in work or other activities arranged or approved by the prison during the set work/activity time.

Prisoners must be given a chance to meet their employment duty during scheduled work and activity time, with special arrangements for security-unit and segregated prisoners.

A prisoner may be allowed to work or do work practice outside the prison during ordinary working hours.

Section 6 assigns decision-making powers for prisoner transfers and related release/temporary transfer decisions to specific prison and correctional authorities.

Prisoners must be given an opportunity, during the scheduled work and activity time, to carry out their duty of activity in suitable work or activities.

Fångar ska placeras i sysselsättning med hänsyn till strafftidens plan, ordningen och säkerheten i fängelset samt säkerheten i samhället.

Prisoners may be granted permission to do acceptable work in prison for their own account if it helps meet their employment obligation.

Beslut om fångars förflyttning fattas av angivna tjänstemän, och för flytt till annan brottspåföljdsregion krävs samtycke av mottagande regions bedömningscentrumsdirektör.

Prisoners must be assigned work or other activity, taking into account the sentence plan, order and safety in the prison, and safety in society.

A prisoner may be allowed to work or do work training outside prison during normal working hours, and the pay and other working conditions must not differ materially from common industry conditions.

Fångar kan delta i utbildning i eller utanför fängelset, men utbildning utanför fängelset ska följa 9 och 10 §. Fångar som inte slutfört grundläggande utbildning ska få möjlighet att göra det, och de ska få studiehandledning, stöd och uppföljning. Studieintyg får inte visa att studierna skett i fängelse.

The Government may issue more detailed rules on the procedure for transferring prisoners, and the central administrative unit of the Prison and Probation Service may issue more detailed instructions on prisoner transfers.

Work during the sentence consists of vocational work or preparatory rehabilitation work, and the relevant work methods must follow current industry development and commonly used rehabilitation methods.

Fångar kan få tillstånd att utföra eget arbete i fängelset för att uppfylla sysselsättningsplikten.

A prisoner may be allowed to study, take part in treatment or other targeted activity, or participate in supervised activities outside prison.

Prisoner transport is handled according to separate rules.

A prisoner may be allowed to work or do work practice outside prison during normal working hours.

Prisoners may take education in prison or outside prison, must be allowed to finish basic education if unfinished, and must receive study guidance and support; study certificates must not show the studies were done in prison.

A prison leave or placement may be granted only if several conditions are met, including the prisoner’s consent, monitoring arrangements, a written placement agreement for placements outside prison, and the prisoner’s commitment to abstain from intoxicants and follow other written conditions.

Prisoners must be provided with suitable living and washing rooms, have toilets available at all times, and detention areas must have an alarm device for immediate contact with staff.

Prisoners may be allowed to do approved work in prison for their own account to meet their employment obligation.

A prisoner may be granted permission to study outside prison, take part in certain supervised activities outside prison, or be placed for a limited time in an outside institution for treatment or other targeted activity.

The section allows a permit to be revoked if permit or placement conditions are no longer met, and a prisoner may receive disciplinary punishment for not following the stated conditions.

Prisoners must wear their own clothes in open institutions, and may wear their own clothes in closed prisons, subject to prison-order, security, supervision, work-safety, inspection, identification, fire-safety, and storage limits.

Prisoners may take part in education in or outside prison, and prison authorities must support and arrange certain prison education and study support.

A permit or placement outside prison may be granted only if several conditions are met, including the prisoner’s consent and compliance with written conditions.

When prisoners’ work or activity time is arranged, the applicable working-time rules must be followed, and prisoners’ occupational safety must be handled under the occupational safety rules.

Prisoners in open institutions must use their own clothes. Prisoners in closed prisons may use their own clothes, but this can be limited for prison order, supervision, or occupational safety reasons. Prisoners who cannot use their own clothes for work, or who need protective clothing, must be given suitable clothing, and prisoners without suitable own clothes must be given suitable clothing for prison use and visits outside prison.

A prisoner may be allowed to study outside the prison, take part in supervised activities outside prison, or be placed outside prison for a limited time for treatment or other targeted activity.

If permit or placement conditions are no longer met, the permit may be revoked.

A prisoner may be relieved from work duty for time earned through regular participation in assigned prison work, and must use the free days within one year. Regular participation is not recognized if the prisoner participates fewer than 14 days in a calendar month for reasons attributable to the prisoner.

Prisoners must care for their own clothes, keep prison-issued clothing in proper condition, and the prison must provide a way to wash clothes.

A permit or outside-prison placement may be granted only if several conditions are met, including sentence-plan support, likely compliance, technical supervision, the prisoner’s consent, and a written placement agreement where required.

Prison work and employment time must be arranged in line with applicable working-time rules, and prison occupational safety must follow occupational safety legislation.

This section assigns decision-making power over several prison work and placement matters to specified prison and correctional officials.

Fångar ska på fritiden sköta städning, renhållning och hushållsarbeten i sina egna bostadsrum och i gemensamma lokaler.

If a prisoner does not follow the stated conditions, disciplinary punishment may be imposed. Other related rules apply to sentence calculation, transfers from open institutions, and crimes committed outside prison.

A prisoner may get relief from work duty if they have regularly participated in assigned prison work, and must be given relief for trial preparation or temporary incapacity.

The Government may issue detailed rules on prisoner placement in work activities and related conditions, and the Criminal Sanctions Agency may issue detailed instructions on procedure and work classification.

Fångar ska få hälsosam, varierad och tillräcklig mat. Om fängelset inte ger alla dagliga måltider ska fångarna få matpeng eller livsmedel så att de kan ordna sin mathållning själva.

When prisoners’ work and activity time is arranged, the applicable working-time rules must be followed, and occupational-safety rules must be followed for prisoners.

Several prison authorities may decide on placements, work participation outside prison, permit withdrawals, and exemption from work duty; the central administration unit also decides certain permits for some prisoners and may transfer that decision-making power.

Prisoners may keep a reasonable amount of personal property in prison, but certain items can be refused and some items are prohibited in closed prisons.

A prisoner must be allowed outdoor time every day for at least one hour, unless health or serious prison-order/security reasons prevent it.

A prisoner may get time off from the duty to work or take part in prison activities, and must be exempted in some cases.

The Council of State may issue further rules on prisoner placement in work, work and activity time, and related conditions; the Criminal Sanctions Agency’s central administration unit may issue further rules on procedure and work classification.

Fången ska skriva under egendomsförteckningen, och om fången inte gör det ska två tjänstemän vid Brottspåföljdsmyndigheten intyga att förteckningen är riktig.

Sektionen ger flera tjänstemän befogenhet att besluta om begränsningar för fångar, och en tjänsteman får lämna ut vissa egna kläder till en fånge.

Bestämmer vilka tjänstemän som får fatta beslut om placering, arbete/studier utanför fängelset, återkallande av tillstånd eller placering, samt befrielse från sysselsättningsplikt.

Fångar får ha en skälig mängd personlig egendom i fängelset, men vissa föremål kan förbjudas och alkohol, berusningsmedel och narkotikarelaterade föremål är inte tillåtna.

In closed prisons, inmates may not possess money or other payment means, but an approved payment card must be made available. In open institutions, inmates may possess money and other payment means, and card use may be monitored under stated conditions.

Prison directors, or officials appointed by them, may decide to deny a prisoner outdoor time, limit use of personal clothes, and allow a departure from the normal diet for religious or other well-founded beliefs.

The Government may issue detailed rules on prisoner work placement and working time, and the Criminal Sanctions Agency’s central administration unit may issue detailed rules on procedures and work classification.

Prison authorities must prepare and update a property inventory for prisoners’ property, and prisoners must sign it or have it certified if they do not.

Prisoners may obtain food, personal-use goods, and certain allowed items through the prison, and prisons may provide this access.

Statsrådet may issue rules on how prisoners’ meal money is determined, and the Criminal Sanctions Agency’s central administrative unit may issue detailed rules on meals, basic care, self-catering, housing, smoking, and possession of lighter devices.

Prisoners may keep a reasonable amount of personal property in prison, but certain items can be refused or banned.

I slutna fängelser får fångar inte inneha pengar eller andra betalningsmedel; i öppna anstalter får de inneha sådana medel.

When a prisoner is released, the prisoner’s money, other means of payment, and property are to be returned, usually against a signature in the property inventory.

The central administration unit of the Prison and Probation Service may issue detailed regulations on meals, basic care, and housing.

Fångar ska underteckna egendomsförteckningen, och på begäran ska de få en kopia. Om en fånge inte skriver under ska två tjänstemän vid Brottspåföljdsmyndigheten intyga att förteckningen är riktig.

Fängelset ska ge fångarna möjlighet att skaffa livsmedel och andra varor för personligt bruk.

Fångar kan få brukspenning, sysselsättningspenning eller lön, och dessa belopp ska betalas in på betalkort eller bankkonto minst varje månad.

Prison employment is meant to help prisoners adjust to society and can include work, education, or other activities that build skills.

In closed prisons, inmates may not keep money or payment means; prison authorities must store or deposit them. In open institutions, inmates may keep them, and inmates must receive a monthly statement of their funds.

When a prisoner is released, the prisoner's money, payment methods, and property must be returned, and certain funds must be handled in specified ways.

Payroll withholding, advance tax collection, and enforcement are carried out according to the legislation governing them.

Fångar måste delta i sysselsättning som ordnas eller godkänns av fängelset under den fastställda arbets- och sysselsättningstiden.

Prisons must let prisoners obtain food and other personal-use goods, and prisoners may send money or payment instruments through the prison for a grounded reason.

Fångar kan få brukspenning, sysselsättningspenning eller lön, och sådana betalningar ska sättas in minst en gång per månad.

Sysselsättningspenning kan lämnas helt eller delvis obetald, och utbetalning av sysselsättningspenning eller lön kan avslutas eller ändras om förutsättningarna ändras.

Prisoners must be given the chance to do work or other activities that help them meet their employment duty during the set work and activity time.

When a prisoner is released, money, other means of payment, and property must be returned, or the money may be deposited or sent by money order; if the prisoner does not sign the property list, two officials must certify it.

Tax withholding and distraint on wages are carried out according to the legislation governing those matters.

Prison officials listed in the section have decision-making power over handling property, money, wages, and monitoring of approved payment cards.

Fångar ska placeras i sysselsättning, med hänsyn till strafftidsplanen, ordningen och säkerheten i fängelset samt säkerheten i samhället.

Prison records inmates’ wages, activity allowance, and use allowance on the inmate’s account at least monthly.

Sysselsättningspenning eller lön kan lämnas helt eller delvis obetald, och betalning kan avslutas, om the stated conditions are met.

The Government may issue ordinances, and the Criminal Sanctions Agency may issue detailed regulations, on inmates’ property, payment methods, and certain inmate allowances and commissions.

The section defines prison work as vocational work or preparatory work, and says modern methods and technical development must be observed when arranging it.

En fånge som gör eget produktivt eller annat civilt arbete ska betala kost- och logiersättning till fängelset; om betalning uteblir inom utsatt tid kan tillståndet återkallas.

Bestämmelsen ger vissa fängelsetjänstemän beslutanderätt om egendom, pengar, betalningsmedel och vissa ersättningar inom anstalten.

The prison health-care unit must arrange healthcare and medical rehabilitation for prisoners, and prisoners have a right to smoking-cessation care matching their medical needs.

A prisoner may be allowed to work or do work practice outside the prison during normal working hours as civilian work.

Sysselsättnings- eller brukspenning kan lämnas helt eller delvis obetald när betalning inte behövs på grund av stöd från annan myndighet eller av annan särskild orsak.

Statsrådet may issue further rules on prisoners’ property, money and payment means, and on how wages and related payments are determined. The Prison and Probation Service’s central administrative unit may issue further rules on payment cards, handling of property, inventories, and commission payments.

A prisoner who is sick or injured and cannot be properly treated or examined at the prison health care unit must be temporarily sent out of prison for treatment or examination under necessary supervision.

Fångar kan få tillstånd att arbeta för egen räkning i fängelset för att uppfylla sysselsättningsplikten.

Vissa prisonstjänstemän och ledare får fatta beslut om egendom, pengar och betalningsmedel som rör en fånge.

The prison health-care unit must arrange healthcare and medical rehabilitation for prisoners’ medical needs, and the Prison and Probation Service must ensure prisoners can access care and rehabilitation.

En fånge kan frigivas för vård utanför fängelset om allvarlig sjukdom eller skada innebär livsfara eller kräver specialistvård och vård i fångvården eller enligt 2 § är särskilt svår att ordna.

Prisoners may take part in education inside or outside prison, and prisoners who have not completed basic education must be given a chance to finish it.

Statsrådet may issue regulations on prisoners’ property, money and payment means, pay and deductions; the prison authority’s central administration unit may issue further rules on property handling and when certain payments are not made.

If a prisoner is sick or injured and cannot be properly cared for or examined at the prisoners’ health unit, the prisoner must be temporarily sent out of prison under necessary escort for care or examination.

A pregnant prisoner must be sent in time, under necessary escort, to a hospital or other outside healthcare facility for childbirth.

En fånge kan få tillstånd för studier, för placering utanför fängelset eller för sysselsättning utanför fängelset under övervakning.

The prison health-care unit must organize healthcare and medical rehabilitation for prisoners’ medical needs, and the Prison and Probation Service must ensure prisoners can access care and rehabilitation.

En fånge kan friges för vård utanför fängelset om allvarlig sjukdom eller skada gör att personen är i livsfara eller behöver specialistvård, och vården i anstalt är särskilt svår att ordna.

Fångar ska, i den mån det är möjligt, få tillfälle till psykologisk rådgivning, stöd och vård samt liknande hjälp.

A permit or decision under the cited sections may be granted only if the sentence plan is supported, compliance appears likely, monitoring is possible, and the prisoner consents to necessary contact and information sharing.

Om en fånge är sjuk eller skadad och inte kan vårdas eller undersökas på rätt sätt vid fångvårdens hälso- och sjukvårdsenhet, ska personen tillfälligt föras utanför fängelset för vård eller undersökning under behövlig bevakning.

A pregnant prisoner must be sent, in time and under necessary supervision, to a hospital or other health-care unit outside the prison for childbirth.

Prisoners are entitled to support for social rehabilitation, contact with close relatives, help with personal affairs, and an opportunity to notify a close relative or other close person without delay if seriously ill or injured.

A prisoner who does not follow the conditions in 10 § 3 mom. may receive disciplinary punishment, and the permit may also be revoked if that punishment is not considered sufficient or appropriate.

A prisoner may be released from prison for care outside prison if severe illness or injury creates ongoing life-threatening risk or requires specialist care and treatment inside the prisoner health unit or under section 2 is especially hard to arrange.

Prisoners should, as far as possible, be given access to counseling, support, and care, including services from a psychologist and similar services.

The state pays for prisoners’ health care, medical care, and medical rehabilitation based on medical need.

When arranging prisoners’ work and employment time, applicable working-time rules must be followed; prisoners’ occupational safety must also be handled under the occupational safety rules.

A pregnant prisoner must be sent in time, under necessary escort, to a hospital or another health-care unit outside the prison for delivery.

A prisoner must be supported in social rehabilitation and family/contact maintenance, and may notify a close relative or other person close to them without delay if seriously ill or injured.

A prisoner is entitled to receive medication, examinations, and other healthcare in prison at their own expense, if a doctor at the Prisoners’ Health Care Unit permits it.