Iceland is a small country tucked away on the edge of Europe. It has a population of only about 340,000 people. Iceland’s prisons are small too. There are only five, altogether housing fewer ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — It has been more than four months since thieves pulled off the biggest heist in the history of Iceland, and the police here still have no idea where the booty — roughly $2 ...

Iceland’s open prisons are simply very open. The absence of security features was striking. The first prison I stayed in, Kvíabryggja prison in the west of the country, ...

The escaped prisoner was being held at the Sogn prison in rural southern Iceland, 59 miles from the airport. The prison is unfenced and inmates have telephone and internet access.

Bitcoin Thief Breaks Out of Iceland Prison and Catches Flight to Sweden on the Prime Minister's Plane. Published Apr 18, 2018 at 9:40 AM EDT Updated Apr 18, 2018 at 9:48 AM EDT. By .

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 ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) ... The escaped prisoner was being held at the Sogn prison in rural southern Iceland, located some 95 kilometers (59 miles) from the airport.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — It has been more than four months since thieves pulled off the biggest heist in the history of Iceland, and the police here still have no idea where the booty.