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Frauengefängnis BarnimstraÃe
Closed 1974Low
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1864
Closed 1974
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1864
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Anna Blaudzun1872–1965 · resistance fighter
- Marie Heisig1892–1972 · resistance fighter
- Anna Wendel1909–2002 · resistance fighter
- Clara Bohm-Schuch1879–1936 · politician
Clara Bohm-Schuch (5 December 1879 â 6 May 1936) (surname sometimes written simply Schuch and first name sometimes Klara) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party.
- Gertrud Hager1891 · cook
- Annemarie Schulz1897–1979 · politician
Liane Berkowitz1923–1943 · resistance fighterLiane Berkowitz (7 August 1923 â 5 August 1943) was a German resistance fighter and was most notable for being a member of the Berlin-based pro-Soviet resistance group that coalesced around Harro Schulze-Boysen, that was later called the Red Orchestra by the Abwehr.
- Erika Plettl1913–1993 · resistance fighter
Olga Benário Prestes1908–1942 · politicianOlga Benário Prestes (Brazilian Portuguese: /ËÉwgÉ beËnaɾju prÉstÊis/, 12 February 1908 â 7 April 1942) was a German-Brazilian communist militant executed by Nazi Germany.
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1451724)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Frauengefängnis BarnimstraÃe. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/frauengefangnis-barnimstrasse
Chicago
"Frauengefängnis BarnimstraÃe." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/frauengefangnis-barnimstrasse.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-frauengefangnis-barnimstras,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Frauengefängnis BarnimstraÃe},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/frauengefangnis-barnimstrasse},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}