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Areszt Åledczy GdaÅsk
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Photo by Artur Andrzej via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Photo by Artur Andrzej via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Tomasz Przechlewski from Sopot, Poland via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Tomasz Przechlewski from Sopot, Poland via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Tomasz Przechlewski from Sopot, Poland via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Tomasz Przechlewski from Sopot, Poland via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Tomasz Przechlewski from Sopot, Poland via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Tomasz Przechlewski from Sopot, Poland via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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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.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Areszt Åledczy GdaÅsk. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/areszt-sledczy-gdansk
"Areszt Åledczy GdaÅsk." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/areszt-sledczy-gdansk.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Areszt Åledczy GdaÅsk},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-10-20}
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