Litla-Hraun

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The Litla Hraun prison

Litla-Hraun is the largest prison in Iceland . It is located in southwest Iceland outside Eyrarbakki in the South Urland region .

history

The prison began operating on March 8, 1929, in a building originally built as a hospital in 1919 by Icelandic state architect Guðjón Samúelsson . Since then, additional buildings have been added, most recently in 1995, and can accommodate 87 prisoners . The prisoners in Litla-Hraun produce vehicle license plates, among other things .

In January 2019 missing in the media psychological and psychiatric care for prisoners has been criticized in Icelandic prisons after an inmate from Litla-Hraun that due to repeated driving under the influence of drugs was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suicide was committed. No psychiatrist is employed in Litla-Hraun , although 50 to 75 percent of prisoners suffer from mental illness.

Trivia

The Icelandic television series Fangavaktin (2009), a sequel to Næturvaktin , is set in Litla-Hraun prison. In 2011, the American stand-up comedian Doug Stanhope (without knowing about the TV series at the time) contacted Jón Gnarr , the leading actor of Fangavaktin and then Mayor of Reykjavík , and performed in front of the prisoners of Litla-Hraun in September .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Fangelsið Litla-Hrauni ( Icelandic ) Fangelsismálastofnun Ríkisins. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Litla-Hraun ( English ) In: Travel Guide . NAT Nordic Adventure Travel. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ Larissa Kyzer: No Prison Psychiatrist in Five Years ( English ) In: Iceland Review . January 14, 2019. Accessed June 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ Fangavaktin . In: fernsehserien.de . Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Paul Fontaine: Doug Stanhope Is Going To Prison ( English ) In: The Reykjavík Grapevine . September 26, 2011. Accessed June 10, 2019.

Coordinates: 63 ° 51 '36.6 "  N , 21 ° 7' 37.2"  W.