There are prohibitions on visiting and permitting in Sweden's prisons. The Prison Service made the decision to minimize the risk of infection by the corona virus.

Halmstad's office is now part of a pilot project where captured toddler fathers can meet their children and other relatives through video calls.

Saw his child's first step

"Ace" from Skåne usually meets his family twice a week. In the same visitor room, he has now instead seen his one-year-old son's very first steps via a tablet in front of him.

- Last time he was here two, three months ago he could only crawl and now he can suddenly go! It is important to get a picture of it and see it with your own eyes, ”says Ace.

In the clip you can see more about the project with video calls at prisons.