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Jilava prison
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1907
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1907
Region
Jilava
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Dimitrie Iov1888–1959 · writer
Gheorghe Jijie1919–2012 · writer
MiticÄ Popescu1936–2023 · actorMiticÄ Popescu (Romanian pronunciation: [miËtikÉ poËpesku]; 2 December 1936 â 3 January 2023) was a Romanian actor. .
Nicolae Steinhardt1912–1989 · linguistNicolae Steinhardt (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoËla.e ËÊtajnhart]; born Nicu-Aurelian Steinhardt; July 29, 1912 â March 30, 1989) was a Romanian writer, Orthodox monk and lawyer.
Adrian NÄstase1950 · politician
Sorin RoÈca StÄnescu1949 · journalist
Alexandru Ivasiuc1933–1977 · writerAlexandru "SaÈa" Ivasiuc (Romanian pronunciation: [alekËsandru (ËsaÊa) ivaËsjuk]; July 12, 1933 â March 4, 1977) was a Romanian novelist.
Victor CÄdere1891–1980 · diplomatVictor CÄdere (July 22, 1891âFebruary 11, 1980) was a Romanian jurist, administrator and diplomat.
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Vladimir Ghika1873–1954 · presbyterVladimir Ghika (or Ghica) (25 December 1873 â 16 May 1954) was a Romanian diplomat and essayist who, after his conversion from Romanian Orthodoxy became a priest of the Catholic Church.
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Contact & address
8 Strada Sabarului, Jilava 077120
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Data completeness
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q12737764)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Jilava prison. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jilava-prison
Chicago
"Jilava prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jilava-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jilava-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Jilava prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jilava-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}