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  • 31% Of Inmates Suicidal, 80% Addicted To Drugs

    31% Of Inmates Suicidal, 80% Addicted To Drugs

    Speaking at a conference hosted by SÁÁ, the National Centre of Addiction Medicine, Þrá­inn Farest­veit, director of the halfway house Vernd, said that many former inmates face isolation upon returning to society. He said that 7% have no contact with family or…

  • Mentally Ill Inmate Kept In Solitary For 2 Months

    Mentally Ill Inmate Kept In Solitary For 2 Months

    An inmate with mental health issues has been in solitary confinement at Litla Hraun maximum security prison for the last 2 months, reports RÚV. The man has in the past spent years in the psychiatric ward of Iceland’s National University Hospital. Two years…