Kumla Prison

Anstalten Kumla
Kumla Prison, mid-1970s.
LocationKumla, Örebro County, Sweden
Coordinates59°07′08.63″N 15°07′38.70″E / 59.1190639°N 15.1274167°E / 59.1190639; 15.1274167
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Capacity420
Opened1965
Managed bySwedish Prison and Probation Service
WardenKenneth Gustafsson

Kumla Prison (Swedish: Anstalten Kumla) is a prison facility in Kumla Municipality, Sweden. It was opened in 1965 and is Sweden's largest prison. Kumla is one of three high security prisons in Sweden holding risk inmates (security class 1). On 18 March 2009, a new supermax facility was opened inside the Kumla Prison.

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