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Karzer of the University of Tartu

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

e art group could help in making exercise boxes more attractive. 2 Cooperation with art and design university students could also be considered. On 2 June 2022, the Ministry of Justice sent to the Chancellor a Draft Act for amending several laws, under which it is planned to create a possibility for convicted and remand prisoners to also meet their next of kin via a video link. This is a significant development. Unfortunately, to date Tallinn Prison has been forcing children coming for a visit with parents to undergo a full strip search even though I have repeatedly asked the prison not to do so (see e.g. the recommendations to Tallinn Prison of 20 January 2020 No 7-7/191450/2000290 and 5 November 2019 No 7-4/191395/1905411). According to information available to the Chancellor, prisons (including Tallinn Prison) have subjected children to this kind of search even after the inspection visit although Tallinn Court of Appeal on 28 February 2022 in case No 3-21-161 held that such a measure was unlawful. I emphasise once again that since a prisoner is searched both before and after meeting with the child, a strip search as a measure that degrades a child’s dignity and overshadows the visit with the parent in prison is neither necessary nor acceptable.

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.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

1/100
Low concern1/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years

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Reports

  • NPM-ee-chancellor6 Jul 2026

    e art group could help in making exercise boxes more attractive. 2 Cooperation with art and design university students could also be considered. On 2 June 2022, the Ministry of Justice sent to the Chancellor a Draft Act for amending several laws, under which it is planned to create a possibility for convicted and remand prisoners to also meet their next of kin via a video link. This is a significant development. Unfortunately, to date Tallinn Prison has been forcing children coming for a visit with parents to undergo a full strip search even though I have repeatedly asked the prison not to do so (see e.g. the recommendations to Tallinn Prison of 20 January 2020 No 7-7/191450/2000290 and 5 November 2019 No 7-4/191395/1905411). According to information available to the Chancellor, prisons (including Tallinn Prison) have subjected children to this kind of search even after the inspection visit although Tallinn Court of Appeal on 28 February 2022 in case No 3-21-161 held that such a measure was unlawful. I emphasise once again that since a prisoner is searched both before and after meeting with the child, a strip search as a measure that degrades a child’s dignity and overshadows the visit with the parent in prison is neither necessary nor acceptable.

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World Prisons. (2026). Karzer of the University of Tartu. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/karzer-of-the-university-of-tartu
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-karzer-of-the-university-of,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Karzer of the University of Tartu},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/karzer-of-the-university-of-tartu},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}