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ZakÅad Karny Bydgoszcz-Fordon
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1780
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1780
Region
Fordon
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
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Izabella Krystyna Lipniewicz1953 · microbiologist
- Janina Oszast1908–1986 · independence activist
Janina Celina Oszast (2 February 1908 â 7 October 1986) was a Polish biologist, palaeobotanist and educator.
- Alicja Czerkawska1918–2008 · soldier
Joanna Elżbieta Wojciechowicz1944 · dissident- Maria WszelaczyÅska-Szaszkiewicz1912–2009 · physician
- Krystyna Jakimek1931–2022 · teacher
Irena Findeisen-Bellert1919–2017 · linguist
Halina Winiarska1933–2022 · actor- Maria Holfeier1924–2008 · economist
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q9386192)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). ZakÅad Karny Bydgoszcz-Fordon. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/zaklad-karny-bydgoszcz-fordon
Chicago
"ZakÅad Karny Bydgoszcz-Fordon." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/zaklad-karny-bydgoszcz-fordon.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-zaklad-karny-bydgoszcz-ford,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {ZakÅad Karny Bydgoszcz-Fordon},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/zaklad-karny-bydgoszcz-fordon},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}