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Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers
Sweden is preparing prisons for minors involved in gang-related killings due to a surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the last decade. The government, facing a tight election in September with crime as a key issue, is shifting from a soft approach to sending children under 15 to prison.
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