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Areszt Åledczy GdaÅsk
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Areszt Śledczy w Gdańsku, tzw. „Kurkowa” – zakład penitencjarny w Gdańsku przy ul. Kurkowej 12, przeznaczony dla mężczyzn i kobiet tymczasowo aresztowanych , pozostających w dyspozycji przede wszystkim organów śledczych Gdańska, Gdyni i Sopotu . (źródło: Polska Wikipedia)
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1904
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 8 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
płk SW Artur KrólPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1904
Region
Gdańsk
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Beata Sylwia Górczyńska-Szmytkowska1968 · archivist
- Izabella Krystyna Lipniewicz1953 · microbiologist
- MichaÅ Wojciechowicz1964 · writer
- Janina Wehrstein1930–2023 · secretary
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
ul. Kurkowa 12, Gdańsk
No public contact details available.
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Data completeness
46%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q9159451)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Areszt Åledczy GdaÅsk. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/areszt-sledczy-gdansk
Chicago
"Areszt Åledczy GdaÅsk." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/areszt-sledczy-gdansk.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-areszt-sledczy-gdansk,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Areszt Åledczy GdaÅsk},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/areszt-sledczy-gdansk},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}