Serkadji prison
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Serkadji prison
Step-by-step guidance using the Algeria system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
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Background
Serkadji Prison, formerly Barberousse Prison, was a high-security prison in Algiers, Algeria; in 1995, about two-thirds of the 1,500 prisoners detained are (or were) accused or convicted of terrorism.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1857
Closed 1858
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1857
Region
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Security level
High-security
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Abdelkader Hachani1956–1999 · politician
Abdelkader Hachani ( ; Arabic: عبد اÙÙادر ØشاÙÙ, romanized: Ê¿Abd al-QÄdir ḤashshÄnÄ«; 26 December 1956 â 22 November 1999) was a leading figure and founding member of the Islamic Salvation Front (or FIS), an Algerian Islamist party. .
- Gabrielle Gimenez1920–2000 · accountant
- Rabah Rahmoune1940–2022 · military personnel
Mohamed Rahmoune (1940 â 4 February 2022), also known as Si Rabah or Rahmoune, was a revolutionary leader during the Algerian War of Independence and a member of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN; National Liberation Front).
- Bouzid Boushaki1935–2023 · politician
Annie Steiner1928–2021 · political activist
Bernard Amiot1912–1944 · trade unionist- Rabah Rahmoune1940–2022 · military personnel
Mohamed Rahmoune (1940 â 4 February 2022), also known as Si Rabah or Rahmoune, was a revolutionary leader during the Algerian War of Independence and a member of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN; National Liberation Front).
- Anna Gréki1931–1966 · poet
Colette Anna Grégoire (known as Anna Gréki; 14 March 1931 â 6 January 1966) was an Algerian poet of French origin.
- Abdelhak Layada1959 · Amir
Abdelhak Layada (Arabic: عبد اÙØ٠اÙعÙاÙدة; born 1959), also known as Abu Adlane, is one of the founders of Algeria's militant Islamist group Armed Islamic Group (GIA) during the Algerian Civil War.
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Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Data completeness
24%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q3403985)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Serkadji prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/serkadji-prison
"Serkadji prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/serkadji-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Serkadji prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/serkadji-prison},
urldate = {2026-10-15}
}