Old Prison
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Photo by Chrisportelli via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Background
The Old Prison is located in the Citadella of Victoria, Gozo, adjacent to the Courts of Justice to which it was originally connected. Today, the prison complex is divided into two different buildings: the entrance hall, which had been a common cell in the 19th century, and a free-standing block with six individual cells. The prison was active from the mid-16th century until 1962. First, it used to host the rowdiest or most riotous knights, as a place to cool down. Its most notable knight imprisoned there was Fra Jean Parisot de Valette who was imprisoned there for four months in 1538 after attacking a man.
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Facility profile
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Death-row facility
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Practical info
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Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
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Data completeness
22%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q7084786)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Old Prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/old-prison
"Old Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/old-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Old Prison},
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