Ruzyně Prison

Prison in Prague 6, Czech Republic

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50°4′55.20″N 14°18′48.96″E / 50.0820000°N 14.3136000°E / 50.0820000; 14.3136000StatusOperationalCapacity910Population691 (as of June 2015)Opened1 July 1935Managed byPrison Service of the Czech RepublicStreet addressStaré náměstí 3CityPraguePostal code161 00CountryCzech RepublicWebsitewww.vscr.cz/organizacni-jednotky/vazebni-veznice-praha-ruzyne

Ruzyně Prison (Czech: Vazební věznice Praha Ruzyně) is a prison in the Ruzyně neighborhood of Prague 6, Czech Republic.

History

Construction began in April 1949 to renovate a disused building near Prague–Ruzyně Airport and the prison opened by October, to house the Slánský trial victims.^[1] During the Communist era, arrested dissidents were held there, including Václav Havel, who later became President of Czechoslovakia.^[2]^[3] The prison is currently used to hold detainees awaiting trial.^[4]

References

^ Baer, Josette (2015). Seven Czech Women: Portraits of Courage, Humanism, and Enlightenment. Columbia University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-3-8382-6710-4.
^ Schwartz, Herman (1989). Prison Conditions in Czechoslovakia. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-0-929692-10-4.
^ "TRAVEL: Vaclav Havel didn't sleep here". The Independent. 14 May 1995. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ "Prague gets 'friendlier' prison". Prague Post. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.