Murru Prison () was a

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 ...

located in Rummu,

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 ...

, in Northern

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 ...

. 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 Murru prison was changed to an autonomous prison called Rummu Prison. Rummu Prison existed until 2000. 2011

Harku Prison Harku Prison () was an Estonian prison. The prison was located in Harku, Harju County. The prison was established in 1926. * In 1965, the prison was adapted to a women's prison. * In 2011, Harku Prison was merged with Murru Prison. * In 2016, ...

was merged to Murru Prison (Harku and Murru Prison). 2016 Harku and Murru Prison was merged to Tallinn Prison. 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.

References

Prisons in Estonia Lääne-Harju Parish {{Estonia-stub