Isolation Sites
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Kamza Lower Camp
-The Lower camp was placed at the Valias turn. This camp served to place the internees who worked…
Prison No. 17 Gjirokastra
The political prison in Gjirokastra had the Number 17. The prison was set up in the Gjirokastra Castle. It…
The great prison Shkodër
Initially Prison No. 4 and later Unit 315. From the organizational point of view, the prison of this city…
Prison No. 7 Durrës (old prison)
The Durrës Prison was built in an old building inherited from the kingdom’s times. According to the People’s…
Prison No. 20 Kavaja
–Prison No. 20 Kavaja, 1945–1948 It was one of the prisons where convicts served their sentences in the first…
Prison No. 18 Kukës
It was one of the prisons where political prisoners served their sentences in the first years of the…
Peshkopia Prison
-Prison No. 1 Peshkopia 1944–1950 Prison No. 1 Peshkopia, otherwise known as the prison of “Enemies of the…
Burrel Prison
Initially Prison No. 3 and after 1957, Unit 321. It operated as a political prison of the communist regime…
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…