Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
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prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where Prisoner, people are Imprisonment, imprisoned under the authority of the State (polity), state ...
. The prison was located in
Harku
Harku () is a small borough () in Harku Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 868, of which the Estonians were 539 (62.1%).
Harku was first mentioned probably in 1242 as ''Harkua''.
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Harju County
Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...
.
The prison was established in 1926.
* In 1965, the prison was adapted to a
women's prison
Approximately 741,000 women are incarcerated in correctional facilities, a 17% increase since 2010 and the female prison population has been increasing across all continents.
* In 2011, Harku Prison was merged with
Murru Prison
Murru Prison () was a prison located in Rummu, Harju County, in Northern Estonia.
The prison was established in 1938. Until the 1970s, at the prison there operated stone industry. Industry's workers were mainly prisoners.
In 1961, part of Mur ...
.
* In 2016, Harku and Murru Prison merged with
Tallinn Prison
Tallinn Prison () is an Estonian prison, which is located at Soodevahe, Rae Parish, Harju County. Previously the prison was located at Magasini Street, Tallinn.
The history of Tallinn Prison began in 1919 when Patarei Sea Fortress was transfo ...
. Prisoners were transported to Tallinn,
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...
and
Viru Prison
Viru Prison () is a regional prison in Jõhvi, Estonia.
Estonian Ministry of Justice started preparations for establishment of Viru Prison in 2001, and the prison was officially established on July 13, 2006.
Viru Prison complex incorporates 10 ...