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Serkadji Prison, formerly Barberousse Prison, was a high-security prison in Algiers, Algeria; in 1995, about two-thirds of the 1,500 prisoners detained are (or were) accused or convicted of terrorism.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1857
Closed 1858
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1857
Region
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Security level
High-security
Death-row facility
No
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Abdelkader Hachani ( ; Arabic: عبد اÙÙØ§Ø¯Ø± ØØ´Ø§ÙÙ, romanized: Ê¿Abd al-QÄdir ḤashshÄnÄ«; 26 December 1956 â 22 November 1999) was a leading figure and founding member of the Islamic Salvation Front (or FIS), an Algerian Islamist party. .
Mohamed Rahmoune (1940 â 4 February 2022), also known as Si Rabah or Rahmoune, was a revolutionary leader during the Algerian War of Independence and a member of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN; National Liberation Front).


Mohamed Rahmoune (1940 â 4 February 2022), also known as Si Rabah or Rahmoune, was a revolutionary leader during the Algerian War of Independence and a member of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN; National Liberation Front).
Colette Anna Grégoire (known as Anna Gréki; 14 March 1931 â 6 January 1966) was an Algerian poet of French origin.
Abdelhak Layada (Arabic: عبد Ø§ÙØÙ Ø§ÙØ¹ÙØ§ÙØ¯Ø©; born 1959), also known as Abu Adlane, is one of the founders of Algeria's militant Islamist group Armed Islamic Group (GIA) during the Algerian Civil War.
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World Prisons. (2026). Serkadji prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/serkadji-prison
"Serkadji prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/serkadji-prison.
@misc{worldprisons-serkadji-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Serkadji prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/serkadji-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}