Christer Hallqvist

Christer Hallqvist is the chairman of Seko Kriminalvård, the largest union representing employees within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. He has expressed serious concerns about the overcrowding in prisons, particularly regarding the potential for double and even triple occupancy in already cramped cells. Hallqvist warns that the lack of adequate communal spaces and meaningful activities for inmates exacerbates tensions, contributing to a rise in violence among prisoners.