Ruzyně Prison

Coordinates: 50°4′55.20″N 14°18′48.96″E / 50.0820000°N 14.3136000°E / 50.0820000; 14.3136000
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Ruzyně Prison
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LocationPrague, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°4′55.20″N 14°18′48.96″E / 50.0820000°N 14.3136000°E / 50.0820000; 14.3136000
StatusOperational
Capacity910
Population691 (as of June 2015)
Opened1 July 1935
Managed byPrison Service of the Czech Republic
Street addressStaré náměstí 3
CityPrague
Postal code161 00
CountryCzech Republic
Websitewww.vscr.cz/organizacni-jednotky/vazebni-veznice-praha-ruzyne

Ruzyně Prison (Czech: Vazební věznice Praha Ruzyně) is a prison in the Ruzyně neighborhood of Prague 6, Czech Republic.

History

Construction began in April 1949 to renovate a disused building near

President of Czechoslovakia.[2][3] The prison is currently used to hold detainees awaiting trial.[4]

References

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  3. ^ "TRAVEL: Vaclav Havel didn't sleep here". The Independent. 14 May 1995. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Prague gets 'friendlier' prison". Prague Post. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

External links

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