SVAR DIREKT - Kriminalvården

drug abuse
how large a percentage of inmates are serving
sentences for narcotics-related offences?
32 per cent of those serving prison sentences on 1 October 2011 had
drug-related offences or smuggling as their main offence.
how many of the inmates are drug abusers?
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has Sweden’s largest
treatment apparatus for drug abusers. 9,000 to 10,000 clients (total on
remand, in prison and in non-custodial care) have a drug problem to a
greater or lesser extent.
what is done to prevent abuse in prison?
The Prison and Probation Service has a vision of zero alcohol and
drugs in its institutions. To prevent abuse in our prisons, we carry out
checks in the form of searches of the inmates’ rooms and in association
areas. The Prison and Probation Service also carries out drug
checks, in the form of urine tests for example.
does the Prison and Probation Service use sniffer dogs?
Yes, the Prison and Probation Service has 21 sniffer dogs.
how are abusers identified?
There are specialists at all remand institutions who identify abusers
and motivate them to undergo treatment.
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