Icelandic Prison Service

Icelandic Prison Service
Fangelsismálastofnun ríkisins
Official insignia
Jurisdictional structure
National agency Iceland
Operations jurisdiction Iceland
Governing body Icelandic Government

Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Páll Egill Winkel, Prison Service Director
Website
www.fangelsi.is

The Icelandic Prison Service (Icelandic: Fangelsismálastofnun ríkisins) is the national correctional agency of the Republic of Iceland. Along with the Icelandic National Police, Directorate of Customs, and the Icelandic Coast Guard, the Icelandic Prison Service is one of the few law-enforcement agencies in Iceland. The current director of the Prison Service is Páll Egill Winkel.[1]

Prisons in Iceland

Presently, the Icelandic Prison Service operates six prisons. The oldest prison in Iceland, Hegningarhúsið, was completed in 1874 and is still in operation today.[2]

Aside from Fangelsið Akureyri, which is in the northern city of Akureyri, prisons in Iceland are all located in the southwest end of the country. This includes the oldest prison, Hegningarhúsið, which is located in downtown Reykjavík. This roughly corresponds with the country's population centres.

Ranks

#TitleEnglish translation
1ForstöðumaðurDirector
2YfirfangavörðurDeputy Director
3DeildarstjóriDivision Chief
4VarðstjóriInspector
5AðstoðarvarðstjóriDeputy Inspector
6Fangavörður að loknum skólaPrison Officer after School
7Fangavörður án skólaPrison Officer without School
FangavarðanemiPrison Officer Academy Student

Uniforms

The present uniform of the Icelandic Prison Service is a black shirt with black trousers.

The image displays the former shoulder patch of the Icelandic Prison Service. The present shoulder patch is black with silver lettering and outlining.

See also

References

  1. ↑ List of present administrative staff - http://www.fangelsi.is/fangelsismalastofnun-rikisins/starfsmenn/netfong/
  2. ↑ "Hegningarhúsið (lokað) | Hegningarhúsið | Fangelsi ríkisins". Fangelsi.is. Archived from the original on 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2017-09-16.


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