Neither leave nor visits from relatives have been allowed during the spring and summer.
Something that, among other things, created an upset atmosphere at the Asptunaanstalten in Botkyrka when the news came.
It is now clear that the restrictions are easing.
Today, visits by adults to the Class 3 institutions are permitted, and from 1 October, fox children will be allowed to meet inmates at the Class 3 institutions.
For visits to prisons and class 2 and 1 institutions, it takes a little longer before the visits become relevant and the goal is to be able to open in November.
Want to see safe opening
As SVT previously reported, the spread of infection at the Hall facility in Södertälje was widespread during the spring, when it was estimated that approximately 25 percent of all inmates had shown symptoms of covid-19.
- It is very important that we continue to minimize the risk of getting infected in our institutions and prisons.
We must protect our inmates from getting sick.
We want to return to normal routines for visits, but in a safe way, says Lennart Palmgren, director of detention, institution and probation, on the prison service's website.