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Kaunas Prison
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Background
Kaunas Prison (Lithuanian: Kauno tardymo izoliatorius) is a prison in the center of Kaunas, second largest city of Lithuania. As of 2007, it houses approximately 300 prisoners and employs around 230 prison guards. Most prisoners are there under temporary arrest awaiting court decisions or transfers to other detention facilities.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1864
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1864
Region
Kaunas
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
Vladas Mironas1880–1953 · priestVladas Mironas (; 22 June 1880 â 18 February 1953) was a Lithuanian Catholic priest and politician.
Konstantinas OlÅ¡auskas1867–1933 · diplomat
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
11 A. MickeviÄiaus g., Kaunas 44307
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Data completeness
30%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q6378808)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Kaunas Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kaunas-prison
Chicago
"Kaunas Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kaunas-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-kaunas-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Kaunas Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kaunas-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}