Russia · Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod prison

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Verified 29 May 2026

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Sources last reviewed on 29 May 2026

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1820

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1820

Region

Nizhny Novgorod

Security level

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Death-row facility

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

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

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Data completeness

16%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

Sources

Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
Wikidata (Q4318666)
Wikimedia Commons
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APA

World Prisons. (2026). Nizhny Novgorod prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/nizhny-novgorod-prison

Chicago

"Nizhny Novgorod prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/nizhny-novgorod-prison.

BibTeX

@misc{worldprisons-nizhny-novgorod-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Nizhny Novgorod prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/nizhny-novgorod-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}