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Zenica prison

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Background

The Zenica prison (Kazneno-popravni zavod zatvorenog tipa Zenica, KPZ Zenica, K.P. DOM, Zenička kaznionica) is a closed-type prison located in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was opened in 1886. It was the largest prison in Yugoslavia during its existence, and is currently the largest prison in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2016, the prison had a capacity of 813 inmates.

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Operational

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Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Zenica

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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

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Vojislav Å eÅ¡elj
    Vojislav Šešelj
    1954 · politician

    Vojislav Šešelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Шешељ, pronounced [ʋǒjislaʋ ʃěʃeʎ]; born 11 October 1954) is a Serbian politician and war criminal.

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Contact & address

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Zenica prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/zenica-prison
Chicago
"Zenica prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/zenica-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-zenica-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Zenica prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/zenica-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}