Archives: Burg/Kamp
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Prison No. 5 (new prison), Tirana
When the communist regime took power, convicts were divided into two prison buildings: the New Prison, built by…
Prison No. 2 (old prison), Tirana
The old prison was built in 1930 and consisted of a 2-storey building with a capacity of 300…
Prison No. 13, Elbasan
Political prison No. 13 was located at the Kala Neighbourhood, in a building used as a prison during the…
Prison no. 11, Vlora (Old Prison)
The Vlora Prison operated from 1944 to 1964. The political prison for the enemies of the people in…
Prison No. 9, Berat
Prison No. 9 of Berat was constructed in an old building. It functioned during October 1944 – 1 October…
Central Craft Workshop Prison Camp
It was opened in Tirana, in January 1950 at ‘5 Maji’ street, as a unit specialized in performing…
Tropoja Camp
Re-education unit No. 387 was in Tropoja from 1982 to 1991. It was opened in 1982. At the end…
Bardhor Camp
Bardhor’s Re-Education Unit No. 314, Kavaja, was created based on DCM No. 410, dated 27 October 1987, to improve the…
Qafë-Bari Prison Camp
Once the Spaç mine had been consolidated, another mine would be built for mineral exploitation, not far from…
Women’s prison, Kuçova
It was called Unit No. 318 Stalin City. In 1966, the communist regime opened a particular forced labour…