Norberg

Norberg Municipality is questioning plans by the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (Sis) to establish a release unit for youths sentenced to institutional care, expressing concerns about security and competition for placements. The municipality recently held a meeting with Sis to discuss the future establishment, outlining specific requirements for the agency.

A parent in Norberg received sensitive information about another child after requesting documentation about their own, prompting an apology from school management and criticism from the Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO).

A woman has died after an alleged assault by her daughter in a Norberg apartment on January 3, according to an indictment. The daughter denies the crime.