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Kragskovhede Prison

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1948

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1948

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

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Known issues

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Notable events

  1. 1947other

    the last traitor leave the camp and it is now being designed to house criminals.

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  2. 1945other

    On 27 August the camp was taken over by the Danish prison system under the name Criminal camp at Kragskovhede. It was used among other things to house traitors of Denmark.

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  3. 1943other

    Camp taken over by the German occupiers forces in Denmark to accommodate troop transports, equipment and prisoners of war.

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  4. 1930other

    Camp set as a labor camp for voluntary measure for the young unemployed.

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Data completeness

20%

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