Inmates in the jail on Skólavörðustígur street in downtown Reykjavík are given earplugs to help them sleep through the commotion taking place outside the building on weekends, reports the National Broadcasting Service.
The old jail is surrounded by a number of popular watering holes and the drunken excitement that comes with weekend celebrations keeps inmates up at night.
Hegningarhúsið has served as a jail since 1874 and is the oldest jail in Iceland still in use. It’s often called “Nían” which translates to “The Nine” because it is situated on Skólavörðustígur 9. It will close when a new and larger jail on Hólmsheiði is completed early next year.
Inmates in the jail on Skólavörðustígur street in downtown Reykjavík are given earplugs to help them sleep through the commotion taking place outside the building on weekends, reports the National Broadcasting Service.
The old jail is surrounded by a number of popular watering holes and the drunken excitement that comes with weekend celebrations keeps inmates up at night.
Hegningarhúsið has served as a jail since 1874 and is the oldest jail in Iceland still in use. It’s often called “Nían” which translates to “The Nine” because it is situated on Skólavörðustígur 9. It will close when a new and larger jail on Hólmsheiði is completed early next year.
