Russia · Chernokozovo
Chernokozovo detention center
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Background
Chernokozovo detention center (Russian: ЧеÑнокозово СÐÐÐ, Chernokozovo SIZO) is a prison in the village of Chernokozovo, Chechnya, Russia. The detention center is operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and currently has the status of penal colony. Chernokozovo SIZO was notorious during the Second Chechen War, serving as the main component of the "filtration camp" system operated by Russian federal forces. It was the site of reported human rights violations, particularly accusations of widespread arbitrary detention and torture.
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Operational
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Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
Chernokozovo
Security level
Maximum
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
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Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
28%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5092079)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Chernokozovo detention center. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chernokozovo-detention-center
"Chernokozovo detention center." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chernokozovo-detention-center.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Chernokozovo detention center},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chernokozovo-detention-center},
urldate = {2026-10-23}
}