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Ban On Prison Visits Met With Frustration
Visits to Litla-Hraun and Hólmsheiði prisons have been banned for a total of 156 days (5.2 months) since the coronavirus epidemic began in March, according to Vísir. In open prisons, the ban has totalled slightly less than this at 128 days. This…
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Are Asylum Seeker Shelters Really Like Prisons?
During our visit to the asylum seeker shelter at Grensásvegur, many of the residents there compared the place to a prison. This naturally raised the question: how does this shelter compare to Icelandic prisons, anyway? What about asylum seeker shelters in general?…