After yesterday's hostage drama at Hällbyanstalten in Eskilstuna, the two inmates convicted of murder have been taken to the police station, suspected of two cases of kidnapping.
How yesterday's hostage drama could arise is too early to say, says security director Kenneth Holm, who also says that it is no secret that the prison service has had a tough situation for several years, with overcrowding and an ongoing pandemic.
- What we learn from the specific case we will see in the investigation, but I can state that the connection to overcrowding, I want to look more closely.
I know that the relevant department at Hällbyanstalten did not have double occupancy.
The two employees who were taken hostage were a trained prison guard and a substitute, who should be fine under the circumstances.
- It is nothing new that we work with substitutes during the summers, we have very positive experiences of that.