Iceland
Capital city — Reykjavík
Country population
Type of government
Human Development Index
0.938(6/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30.Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30.Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2018/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119.Prison density
i09/2018Total number of prison facilities
i2018An NPM has been established
i2019/ APTFemale prisoners
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 43.Incarcerated minors
i09/2018Untried prisoners
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 47.Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of the Interior
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
144
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30.
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
40
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30.
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
6.4
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119.
Prison density
76 %
i
09/2018
Total number of prison facilities
5
i
2018