Notable inmates

Elisabeth Anne Broderick (née Bisceglia; November 7, 1947 – May 8, 2026) was an American woman who murdered her ex-husband, Daniel T.

Betty Karpíšková (14 June 1881 – 31 October 1942) was a Czechoslovak politician.

Bevan Spencer von Einem (29 May 1946 – 5 December 2025) was an Australian convicted child murderer and suspected serial killer from Adelaide, South Australia.

The Colditz Cock was a glider built by British prisoners of war during World War II for an escape attempt from Oflag IV-C (Colditz Castle) prison camp in Germany.

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer.

William "Billy the Kid" Burke was a gangster in the 19th century.

Bina Landau (Yiddish: בינה לאַנדאַו, 1925–1988) was a Polish-born American Soprano folk and art singer active from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Bjarne Gotfred Eriksen (31 July 1886 – 13 November 1976) was a Norwegian businessperson and fencer. He was born in Trondheim.

Bjarne Gran (23 February 1918 – 14 December 1992) was a Norwegian journalist, historian and literary consultant.

Bjørn Føyn (21 September 1898 – 8 January 1985) was a Norwegian zoologist, especially known for researching the genetics of algae. He was born in Trondhjem as a son of educator and major Anton Christian Føyn (1865–1940) and Olga Barth Nielsen (1870–1959).

Bjørn Lyng (8 July 1925 – 12 October 2006) was a Norwegian businessman, investor and industrialist.

On May 26, 2016, Ukrainian Iana Kasian was found dead in the apartment that she had shared with her fiancé in West Hollywood.

Blanche Taylor Moore (née Kiser; born February 17, 1933) is an American convicted murderer and a possible serial killer from Alamance County, North Carolina.