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Vladimir Central Prison

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Vladimir Central Prison Prison in Vladimir, Russia | | <br>Interactive map of Vladimir Central | | Location | Vladimir, Russia | | Capacity | 1220 | | Opened | 1783 | | Managed by | Federal Penitentiary Service | | Governor "Superintendent (jail)") | Alexei Nikolaevich Klimov | Vladimir Central Vladimir Prison, popularly known as Vladimir Central ( Russian: Владимирский централ), is a prison in Vladimir, Russia. It is the second-largest prison in Russia, with a capacity of 1,220 detainees, and is operated by the Federal Penitentiary Service as a maximum-security prison with most inmates serving a minimum of ten years to life sentences.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Central_Prison#cite_note-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Central_Prison#cite_note-2)

Capacity

1,220

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1783

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Penitentiary Service

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1783

Region

Vladimir

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Boris Vladimirovich Skripitsyn
    Boris Vladimirovich Skripitsyn
    1886–1930 · military personnel
  • Georgy Uger
    1905–1972 · editor
  • DuÅ¡an Letica
    1884–1945 · politician

    Dušan Letica (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Летица; 23 October 1884 – 19 September 1945) was a Serbian lawyer, translator, and Axis Power collaborationist during World War II.

  • Dmitrij Petrovič Vitkovskij
    1901–1966 · writer
  • Muhammed-Gabdulkhay Kurbangaliev
    Muhammed-Gabdulkhay Kurbangaliev
    1889–1978 · politician

    Muhammed-Gabdulkhay Kurbangaliev (Russian: Мухамме́д-Габдулха́й Курбангали́ев, Bashkir: Мөхәмәтғәбделхәй Ҡорбанғәлиев, lit. 'Möxəmətğəbdelxəy Qorbanğəliyev', Japanese: ムハンマド・ガブドゥルハイ・クルバンガリー, 1889—1972) was a Bashkir religious leader, public and political figure in the early 20th century.

  • Semyon Lyandres
    1907–1968 · editor
  • Petre Szaria
    1902–1979 · politician
  • Ferdinand Schörner
    Ferdinand Schörner
    1892–1973 · military personnel

    Ferdinand Schörner (12 June 1892 – 2 July 1973) was a German military commander and convicted war criminal, who held the rank of Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Compared to other facilities in Russia

1218 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1220 · peers avg: 7512 (84%)

Data completeness

42%

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