Criticism of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, Sollentuna Remand Prison, because inmates without restrictions are not permitted adequate time to associate in communal areas

Summary of the decision: While cells in Sollentuna Remand Prison now have dual-occupancy, communal areas have not been adapted to the new number of inmates. As a consequence, inmates who are not subject to restrictions have only been permitted in communal areas for two and a half and just over three hours on alternate days, including time on the exercise yard. The Parliamentary Ombudsman criticises the prison for this procedure and notes that it contravenes the general rule that prisoners on remand without restrictions shall be permitted to associate with other inmates during the daytime if they so wish. According to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, lack of resources is no excuse for the extensive limitations on association this procedure imposes on inmates who are not subject to restrictions.