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Unacceptable Prison Conditions Affect Police Work

Summary by RÚV
The chief lawyer of the Suðurnes Police says the situation in prison matters in Iceland is affecting the work of the police. She is even reluctant to request the detention of repeat offenders due to the poor conditions of the prison cells. The evening news on television discussed the poor state of prison matters in this country. The prisons are overcrowded and eight hundred are waiting to be served in prison. Harpa Lilja Vernharðsdóttir, a priso…
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The chief lawyer of the Suðurnes Police says the situation in prison matters in Iceland is affecting the work of the police. She is even reluctant to request the detention of repeat offenders due to the poor conditions of the prison cells. The evening news on television discussed the poor state of prison matters in this country. The prisons are overcrowded and eight hundred are waiting to be served in prison. Harpa Lilja Vernharðsdóttir, a priso…

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RÚV broke the news on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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