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Craiova Penitentiary
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Background
Craiova Prison is a prison located in Craiova, Romania. The prison was originally located outside the city, but was later included within its boundaries. When it was built of stone and brick in 1894â1897, it was a modern, horseshoe-shaped structure on three levels. Each of these had 30 cells; initially, the number of inmates did not exceed 300, but the total swelled to over 850 following the 1907 peasantsâ revolt. Until 1944, it housed both common criminal and political prisoners, especially members of the banned Romanian Communist Party.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1897
Operational
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Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1897
Region
Craiova
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Constantin PotârcÄ1893–1954 · lawyer
Constantin N. Popp1877–1958 · jurist
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q18545282)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Craiova Penitentiary. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/craiova-penitentiary
Chicago
"Craiova Penitentiary." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/craiova-penitentiary.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-craiova-penitentiary,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Craiova Penitentiary},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/craiova-penitentiary},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}