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Văcărești Prison

Closed 1973Low
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Aging · 5mo ago
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  • Ionita Boboc - P1320742.JPG

    Photo by Macreanu Iulian via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Iosif Berman - Închisoarea Văcărești - Croitorașii cei viteji.jpg

    Photo by Iosif Berman via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Lunch being served at Văcărești Prison, Bucharest, April 1935.png

    Photo by Anonymous (writer)Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Spies taken from the Russian camp to the prison at Vacaresti, near Bucharest.jpg

    Photo by Illustrated London News via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Văcărești icon of the Archangel Michael.png

    Photo by Anonymous (painter)Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Văcărești Prison gate in 1940.png

    Photo by AnonymousUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Văcărești Prison inner courtyard, September 1932.png

    Photo by AnonymousUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1864

Closed 1973

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1864

Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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