Danish prisoners to record bedtime stories
Prisoners in Denmark may soon be able to interact with their children from behind bars under a new initiative which would see them read bedtime storie...
Ping Pong pinkie prisoner pay-out trumps mistaken surgery
A convicted criminal in Sweden’s Gavle prison has been awarded compensation after injuring his little finger playing table tennis. The 46-year-old man...
Swede convicted for trying to kill girlfriend with ‘Nazi poison’
The legacy of Nazi wartime atrocities has resurfaced once again, but this time in the modern context of a man who wanted to get rid of his girlfriend....
Danish prisons becoming haven for gangs
As more and more hardened gang members find themselves behind bars in Denmark, the prison service is discovering that these criminals are doing an imp...
Danish prison scandal reads like a novel
A high-ranking prison guard, hardcore convicts, a biker gang and prostitutes were just some of the elements involved in Denmark’s latest prison scanda...
Overweight inmate sues Swedish prison
An obese inmate at the southern Swedish prison of Karlskrona has submitted an official request for monetary damages because the prison authorities wer...
Norway’s most notorious rocker released from jail
Norwegian black-metal legend Varg Vikernes, who also calls himself Count Grishnackh, will be released from prison after serving his 16-year sentence f...
Sweden threatens to get tougher on crime
According to a new report from the Swedish government, the country needs to crack down on crime by handing out harsher punishments for violent crimes ...