Criminals could be sentenced to work at Iceland instead of being sent to prison in bid to tackle jail overcrowding. By FRANKIE ELLIOTT. Published: 06:52 EDT, 27 January 2025 | Updated: 07:44 EDT ...

From 1788 to 1868 more than 162,000 convicts were sent from the UK to Australia. We no longer do that, but we may start packing them off to Iceland instead. That’s an idea that CEO Richard ...

Iceland have written to prisons minister Lord Timpson to suggest low-risk prisoners work out short term sentences by working with the retailers, to help Britain's overcrowded jails.

Australian artist Nara Walker's name made international headlines after she was convicted for assault and imprisoned in a high-security Iceland jail. Now she's home, she explains how painting helped ...

Iceland Foods could employ criminals at its supermarkets instead of them facing prison time, bosses have said.. The concept could see low-risk offenders handed a suspended sentence and given a ...

Iceland has opened the UK’s first in-prison convenience store at HMP Oakwood, the largest prison in England, offering inmates the opportunity to gain work experience while aiding their ...

Iceland Foods executive director Richard Walker has said it is “common sense” for retailers to provide more employment opportunities for prisoners, after the opening of Iceland’s first ‘supermarket’ ...

Petty criminals could be sent to Iceland instead of prison (but not in an Australia way) Sam Courtney-Guy Published January 27, 2025 9:35pm Updated January 28, 2025 9:11am ...