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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

The Althingi Ombudsman visited a security housing in Akureyri on 25 May 2022. This was the first visit by the Ombudsman to security housing, although in 2018 the Ombudsman visited the forensic psychiatric ward of the National University Hospital at Kleppur, where individuals can also be placed on the basis of a sentence. In the security housing in Akureyri, there are […] persons who have been sentenced to security detention based on Article 62 of the General Penal Code. Because of their situation, the legislation on disabled persons also applies to them. The security housing is operated on the basis of a service contract between the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and the Municipality of Akureyri. The contract is concluded retroactively for one year at a time. For that reason, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour and the Welfare Department of the Municipality of Akureyri are instructed to make sure that there is a valid service contract in force for the operations at all times. In Iceland, no comprehensive legislation has been enacted on the implementation of security detention. The report points out that the lack of a legal framework has led to various problems that are reflected, among other things, in the fact that it is not fully clear how responsibility is divided between the enforcement authorities and the authorities of health and social affairs when it comes to various decisions on the implementation of sentences for security detention. [...]

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

The Althingi Ombudsman reported that the lack of comprehensive legislation on security detention has led to problems regarding the division of responsibility between enforcement and health authorities.

Contact & address

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Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

6/100
Low concern6/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

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Reports

  • NPM-is-ombudsman6 Jul 2026

    The Althingi Ombudsman visited a security housing in Akureyri on 25 May 2022. This was the first visit by the Ombudsman to security housing, although in 2018 the Ombudsman visited the forensic psychiatric ward of the National University Hospital at Kleppur, where individuals can also be placed on the basis of a sentence. In the security housing in Akureyri, there are […] persons who have been sentenced to security detention based on Article 62 of the General Penal Code. Because of their situation, the legislation on disabled persons also applies to them. The security housing is operated on the basis of a service contract between the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and the Municipality of Akureyri. The contract is concluded retroactively for one year at a time. For that reason, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour and the Welfare Department of the Municipality of Akureyri are instructed to make sure that there is a valid service contract in force for the operations at all times. In Iceland, no comprehensive legislation has been enacted on the implementation of security detention. The report points out that the lack of a legal framework has led to various problems that are reflected, among other things, in the fact that it is not fully clear how responsibility is divided between the enforcement authorities and the authorities of health and social affairs when it comes to various decisions on the implementation of sentences for security detention. [...]

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26%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fangelsid-akureyri,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Fangelsid Akureyri},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fangelsid-akureyri},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}