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Burrel Prison (Albanian: Burgu i Burrelit) is a high security prison located outside the town of Burrel, in northeastern Albania at the District Police Station in Mat with a maximum capacity of 198 inmates. In 2011 the prison housed 182 inmates and employed 120 corrections officers. The one-story structure is divided into three areas covering 21,000 square meters. Burrel Prison closed in 1992 after the Democratic Party of Albania deposed the Party of Labour of Albania. The prison was reopened in 1997 and is one of Albania's 21 prisons active today, one of five that houses prisoners sentenced for life, and one of only two that houses prisoners convicted for organized crime.
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Year opened
1938
Operational
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Operator
Ministry of JusticePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1938
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Burrel prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/burrel-prison
"Burrel prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/burrel-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Burrel prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/burrel-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
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