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Ognenny Ostrov

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1953

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1953

Region

Belozersky District

Security level

High-security

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Dmitry Gridin
    1968 · serial killer

    Dmitry Leonidovich Gridin (Russian: Дми́трий Леони́дович Гри́дин; born 4 March 1968), known as The Liftman (Russian: Лифтёр), is a Soviet serial killer who killed three girls in 1989.

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@misc{worldprisons-ognenny-ostrov,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Ognenny Ostrov},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ognenny-ostrov},
  urldate = {2026-10-24}
}