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Lukyanivska Prison

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  • Prigione Luk'janovskaja.jpg

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  • Лукьяновская тюрьма. Аэрофотосъемка.jpg

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  • Решётки (фрагмент) и засов с Лукьяновской тюрьмы, Киев. Перв. пол. ХХ ст.jpg

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Background

Lukianivska Prison (Ukrainian: Лук'янівська в'язниця, transliterated: "Luk'janivsjka v'jaznitsja") is a famous historical prison in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, located in the central Lukianivka neighborhood of the city. It is officially known as SIZO#13 (Ukrainian: Слідчий ізолятор№13, Slidchyi izoliator #13) which is a portmanteau for Slidchyi IZOliator (Ukrainian: слідчий ізолятор). Though the facility is now functioning as a pre-conviction detention center, it is still colloquially called a "prison". The compound now includes minor examples of the historical architecture. The prison is infamous for its poor condition.

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1863

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1863

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Contact & address

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Data completeness

16%

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