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Kolpino Prison
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Background
Federal State Institution Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1 of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the City of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast (Russian: ФедеÑалÑное казÑнное ÑÑÑеждение СледÑÑвеннÑй изолÑÑÐ¾Ñ â 1 УпÑÐ°Ð²Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¤ÐµÐ´ÐµÑалÑной ÑлÑÐ¶Ð±Ñ Ð¸ÑÐ¿Ð¾Ð»Ð½ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð½Ð°ÐºÐ°Ð·Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ð¹ по г. СанкÑ-ÐеÑеÑбÑÑÐ³Ñ Ð¸ ÐенингÑадÑкой облаÑÑи), unofficially known as Kresty-2 (Russian: ÐÑеÑÑÑ-2) is a pretrial detention facility in Kolpino, Saint Petersburg. It was opened on December 22, 2017, and replaces the old Kresty Prison, from which it inherited its configuration, as well as its official and unofficial names.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2017
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2017
Region
Kolpino
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q84430074)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
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Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Kolpino Prison. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kolpino-prison
"Kolpino Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kolpino-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Kolpino Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kolpino-prison},
urldate = {2026-10-27}
}