LukiÅ¡kÄs Prison
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit LukiÅ¡kÄs Prison
Step-by-step guidance using the Lithuania system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
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Capacity
1,000
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1837
Closed 2019
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1837
Region
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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
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Bohdan Podoski1894–1986 · politician- PaweÅ Nowicki1888–1980 · translator
- Ludwik Fortuna1913–1999 · military officer
- WacÅaw Walicki1903–1949 · school teacher
- Andrey Volynets1904–1965 · politician
Menachem Begin1913–1992 · politician
Eugeniusz ChyliÅski1915–1990 · military personnel.jpg)
CzesÅaw DÄbicki1899–1951 · agricultural engineer.jpg)
Gracjan Fróg1911–1951 · military officer
Showing 9 of 12. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
26%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1587852)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). LukiÅ¡kÄs Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lukiskes-prison
"LukiÅ¡kÄs Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lukiskes-prison.
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