2007-10-26 03:41:57 · 4 answers · asked by mark o 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
There are five state prisons in Iceland:
- Hegningarhúsið
- Fangelsið Kópavogsbraut 17
- Fangelsið Litla-Hrauni
- Fangelsið Kvíabryggja
- Fangelsið Akureyri
Murder is rather rare in Iceland. There is just a couple of murders per year usually.
2007-10-26 22:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only find two on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Prisons_in_Iceland but when it comes to the murder rate, I am able to provide information on that.
Based on the statistics here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_rate#2000s it has a rate of 1.03 murders per year per 100,000 inhabitants which makes it less common than in the UK (where our rate is 2.03). Almost half the rate. As Iceland has a smaller population than the UK, that means that the numbers of murders are even lower.
2007-10-30 02:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by The Patriot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only deaths in Iceland are due to people trying to escape from Kerry Katona.
2007-10-29 05:05:34 · answer #3 · answered by Bob R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there are two, Hegningarhúsið and Litla-Hraun. The fiirst one can hold 16 inmates and the second is larger with 9 buildings and a high security fence.
2007-10-26 03:51:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋