It is not strange that there are only five prisons in a country with a population of 340,000, with fewer than 200 prisoners, but it is surprising that two of these prisons are open.
In a report to The Independent, he highlighted the experience of staying in the two open-air prisons, sheltering people convicted of violent crimes, serious sexual offenses, and how things go on in the corridors of the prisons.
In the prison of "Kafiabriga" west of the country, was notable absence of security elements, where there was little prison on the level of protection elements, while there is a signal calling for pedestrians to move away, mainly targeting tourists.
The visitor can enter the one-level prison with ease, away from the security restrictions that surround prisons around the world, and enjoy a meal with a prisoner.
The prisoners and staff perform the work collectively, as well as eating in a common room, the prisoners are cooking, and they shop weekly from a neighboring village accompanied by a policeman.
Prisoners have a special life. The prison administration provides the guest with internet access and a mobile phone, where some prisoners spend a lot of time in their rooms.
Although prison inmates have keys to their rooms, they do not usually use them, leaving them open most of the time, indicating that confidence is the basis of Kiviapriga prison.
Iceland has the lowest crime rate in the world, in 2009 there was one murder during the year as a whole.
