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Blauer Turm

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Operational

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Death-row facility

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Mailing

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Blauer Turm. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/blauer-turm
Chicago
"Blauer Turm." World Prisons. Accessed October 19, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/blauer-turm.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-blauer-turm,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Blauer Turm},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/blauer-turm},
  urldate = {2026-10-19}
}