Kumla Prison

Coordinates: 59°07′08.63″N 15°07′38.70″E / 59.1190639°N 15.1274167°E / 59.1190639; 15.1274167
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Anstalten Kumla
Kumla Prison, mid-1970's.
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LocationKumla, Örebro County, Sweden
Coordinates59°07′08.63″N 15°07′38.70″E / 59.1190639°N 15.1274167°E / 59.1190639; 15.1274167
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Capacity463
Opened1965
Managed bySwedish Prison and Probation Service
WardenKenneth Gustafsson

Kumla prison is a prison facility in Kumla Municipality, Sweden. It was opened in 1965 and is one of the country's biggest prisons. Kumla is one of three high security prisons in Sweden holding risk inmates (class A). On March 18, 2009, a new supermax facility was opened inside the Kumla Prison.[1]

References

  1. ^ Särskilt hög säkerhet, Kriminalvården press release, March 18, 2009.(Swedish)