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Oryol Prison

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1840

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1840

Region

Oryol

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

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Aron Baron
    Aron Baron
    1891–1937 · anarchist

    Aron Davydovych Baron (Ukrainian: Аро́н Дави́дович Ба́рон; 1891–1937) was a Ukrainian Jewish anarchist revolutionary.

  • Felix Dzerzhinsky
    Felix Dzerzhinsky
    1877–1926 · politician

    Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (11 September [O.S.

  • Aron Baron
    Aron Baron
    1891–1937 · anarchist

    Aron Davydovych Baron (Ukrainian: Аро́н Дави́дович Ба́рон; 1891–1937) was a Ukrainian Jewish anarchist revolutionary.

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World Prisons. (2026). Oryol Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oryol-prison
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"Oryol Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oryol-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-oryol-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Oryol Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oryol-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}