Pankrác Prison
Pankrác Prison, officially Prague Pankrác Remand Prison (Czech: Vazební věznice Praha Pankrác) in Czech), is a prison in Prague, Czech Republic. A part of the Czech Prison Service, it is located southeast of Prague city centre in Pankrác, not far from Pražského povstání metro station on Line C. It is used in part for persons awaiting trial and partly for convicted prisoners. Since 2008, women have also been incarcerated here.
Guillotine used by Nazi Germans to behead members of the Czech Resistance. It had to be recovered from Vltava river, where it was disposed of by the German Nazis fleeing from the town in May 1945. | |
Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
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| Coordinates | 50°03′31″N 14°26′20″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 1075 |
| Population | 1051 (361 on remand, 690 convicted) (as of 2011) |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Former name | The Emperor's-King's prison for men in Prague C.k. mužská zemská trestnice v Praze |
| Managed by | Prison Service of the Czech Republic |
| Director | Col. Marian Prokeš |
| Street address | Soudní 988/1 |
| City | Prague |
| Postal code | 140 57 |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Website | www |
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