Why these prisons are calm: Inmates are respected
The key to the low violence levels in Sweden’s high-security Kumla prison is how prisoners are treated, its warden told Prison Yoga Project founder James Fox.
One of the unique characteristics of Kumla is its Retreat Center. Nine prisoners at a time attend day silent retreats. The prison schedules 20 retreats throughout the year for its residents.
At the retreat center every prisoner has his own room and a separate meditation room. There is a kitchen where prisoners cook and share food at a large communal table.
While Fox was at Kumla, he taught a yoga class for 18 prisoners of differing races and crimes. “The social conciseness between staff and inmates is respect and dignity,” Fox said. “The result is that there is very little violence.”
The impulse control and non-reactive training yoga provides should be available to both staff and custody, says Fox.
“Doing this would put seemingly opposing populations on the same page,” Fox said. “This is the core of what yoga provides. Yoga works with the body to learn these skills and is all about mind/body integration toward health and well-being.
“The bottom line is yoga provides
Fästning, spinnhus, fångvårdsanstalt - ur fängelsets historia
Report about the history of the Swedish prison system. Interiors and exteriors of various prisons. And the introduction of modern institutions, Kumla and about the history of the Swedish prison system. Interiors and exteriors of various prisons. And the introduction of modern institutions, Kumla and about the history of the Swedish prison system. Interiors and exteriors of various prisons. And the introduction of modern institutions, Kumla and Österåker.
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Kumla Prison
Prison in Sweden
Kumla Prison (Swedish: Anstalten Kumla) is a prison facility in Kumla Municipality, Sweden. It was opened in and is Sweden's biggest prison. Kumla is one of three high security prisons in Sweden holding risk inmates (security class 1). On March 18, , a new supermax facility was opened inside the Kumla Prison.[2]
Notable inmates
[edit]Controversies
[edit]The escape of 15 inmates
[edit]On the night of August 18, , between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., 15 inmates escaped from the Kuma bunker, which was considered the most escape-proof prison in Sweden.[3] Those who escaped were considered to be some of Sweden's most dangerous criminals. Among the escapees were Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt, Miro Barešić and Nisse Pistol, among others. One of the factors contributing to the success of the escape was that the security department was not monitored by guards around the clock. Instead, guards patrolled the department at regular intervals during the night.[4]
The police were able to establish early on that the 15 cell doors had not been broken into, but had been opened with a key. However, it has never been proven how the actu
Anstalten Kumla
Anstalten Kumla är en sluten kriminalvårdsanstalt utanför Kumla i Närke. Anstalten är Sveriges största och är tillsammans med Anstalten Hall, Anstalten Norrtälje, Anstalten Salberga, Anstalten Hällby, Anstalten Tidaholm och Anstalten Saltvik de enda anstalterna i Sverige som erbjuder högsta säkerhetsklass, 1. På Kumla finns också Kriminalvårdens riksmottagning för män. Till riksmottagningen kommer alla som är dömda till fyra års fängelse eller mer. Där gör man en noggrann utredning innan personerna placeras på Kumla eller någon annan anstalt i Sverige.[1]
Historia
Anstalten stod färdig och hade då platser.[1] På talet skapade Kumlaanstalten stora protester med sina höga murar, långa kulvertsystem och sin mekaniserade övervakning. Murarna är böjda inåt för att försvåra att fångarna skulle kunna ta sig över dem.
Massrymningen
Natten till den 18 augusti mellan klockan och under natten rymde 15 interner från Kumlabunkern, som ansågs vara Sveriges mest rymningssäkra anstalt. De som rymde räknades till några av Sveriges mest kriminella personer. Bland rymlingarna fanns bland andra Lars-In
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