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Badu 'e Carros

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[ Badu 'e Carros is a high-security jailhouse in [Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy. It was opened in the 1970s and is located on the outskirts of the town. The jailhouse is mostly used for special kinds of prisoners like terrorists, highly dangerous mobsters and members of Cosa Nostra, Camorra or 'Ndrangheta.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badu_'e_Carros#cite_note-1) As of 11 September 2025, 216 people are serving time there.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badu_'e_Carros#cite_note-2)

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Facility profile

Population held

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Region

Nuoro

Security level

High-security

Death-row facility

No

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Notable inmates

  • Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
    Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
    1956 · imam

    Najmadin Faraj Ahmad (born 7 July 1956), better known as Mullah Krekar, is an Iraqi Kurdish Sunni Islamic scholar and militant leader.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Badu 'e Carros. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/badu-e-carros
Chicago
"Badu 'e Carros." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/badu-e-carros.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-badu-e-carros,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Badu 'e Carros},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/badu-e-carros},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}