News about criminal justice
Wednesday 22nd July 2026 on 18:00 in
Denmark
Grønland begins process to assume control of criminal justice system
Saturday 13th June 2026 on 11:31 in
Norway
Norway’s backlog of 17,000 criminal cases awaits prosecutors
Thursday 11th June 2026 on 12:30 in
Sweden
Swedish government withdraws proposal to jail 13-year-olds
Tuesday 9th June 2026 on 09:00 in
Sweden
Swedish prosecutors decline to reopen 2004 Knutby murder case
Monday 8th June 2026 on 13:00 in
Finland
Hämeenlinna prison relocates modular cells to ease severe overcrowding in women’s facility
Tuesday 19th May 2026 on 05:15 in
Finland
Finland’s largest court overwhelmed by petty theft cases
Monday 18th May 2026 on 15:42 in
Sweden
Proposal to end right to single-occupancy cells in Swedish detention centres
Sunday 17th May 2026 on 18:15 in
Faroe Islands
Faroese lawyer calls tougher drug penalties ‘pure populism’
Friday 15th May 2026 on 07:00 in
Finland
Finland to have only one open prison for women by year’s end, raising safety concerns
Monday 11th May 2026 on 20:30 in
Denmark