Law & order
Law & order

Sweden should expand high-security prison capacity significantly.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 6 broadly agree and 2 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Liberalerna
Strongly agree

L stödjer kraftig utbyggnad av fängelsekapaciteten.

Moderaterna
Strongly agree

M är ledande för kraftig utbyggnad av fängelsekapacitet.

Sverigedemokraterna
Strongly agree

SD är pådrivande för kraftig utbyggnad av fängelsekapacitet.

C accepterar utbyggd fängelsekapacitet i ljuset av gängbrottsligheten.

S har accepterat utökad fängelsekapacitet i sin brottsbekämpningspolitik.

MP betonar prevention framför fängelseutbyggnad.

V prioriterar prevention och rehabilitering framför fängelseutbyggnad.

Smaller parties

Strongly agree
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Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Current capacity is overstretched, forcing rapid releases and limiting sentence-length policy options.
  • Dedicated high-security units allow safer separation of gang leaders from the general prison population.
  • Expansion is a precondition for any tougher sentencing regime to be operationally credible.
Against
  • Prison expansion is expensive and locks public spending into a model with weak rehabilitation outcomes.
  • Capacity often expands faster than population genuinely requires once it is built.
  • Investment in prevention and early intervention has stronger long-term returns per krona spent.
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Edition 01 · Riksdag 2026
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