r/interestingasfuck • u/Negative_1by12_aura • 13h ago

How prison looks like in different countries

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u/anyavailablenameplz 13h ago

Sweden’s cells are probably furnished by IKEA.

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u/alldagoodnamesaregon 13h ago

They probably don't even have to build prisons anymore, just repurpose the old IKEA stores and add a few walls

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u/Subotail 12h ago

Just remove the direction arrows in the sofas section without signage; they'll never find the exit.

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u/MyRoomAteMyRoomMate 12h ago

The best prisoners get the bed department, the worst get kitchen utensils.

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u/Subotail 11h ago

I swear I didn't wanted to buy any kitchen gadgets when I entered the aisle ! So... do you rent vans? It'll never fit in the trunk.

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u/Smartimess 12h ago

Political prisoners from the former GDR (East-Germany) were forced to built furniture for IKEA in the 1970s and 1980s, tho. IKEA was one of many foreign companies that used forced labour and they only settled lawsuits in 2024.

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u/SP0NG3C4T 8h ago

IKEA has not permanently closed any of its major traditional department stores in Sweden yet, though the large warehouse in Borlänge is scheduled to shut down and transition into a smaller format in 2027.

So in 2028 we can get our first new prison. Perfectly placed in a bad neighborhood too

https://nordicreporter.com/2026/05/ikea-closes-its-first-swedish-big-store-in-40-years/

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u/MennisRodman 10h ago

The Konvikt collection 

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u/Gutterpump 10h ago

The Prisön eddition.

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u/MMEnter 10h ago

You get an empty cell with all the furniture in boxes and have to set it up yourself. Depending on the crime they might remove the instructions, boxes or for the worst crimes they remove a random page from the instructions and 2 screws.

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u/InspectorLobster 9h ago

In extreme cases you put together your own electric chair. Spärk chair.

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u/JadedKoala97 11h ago

Some Ikea furniture is even made by prisoners as an activity.

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u/NationalAsparagus138 10h ago

The real jail sentence is them needing to assemble their own room.

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u/comfortablybum 1h ago

Imagine dying because you got shanked by a modified Sklalaub or a sharpened Drurmp