List of prisons in Romania

Some prisons in Romania formerly housed political prisoners, both during successive dictatorships of 1938–1944 and during the subsequent Communist regime. As of 2016[update] there are 45 prisons under the control of the Ministry of Justice, housing about 27,600 prisoners.[1]

Prison | Image | Opening/Closing date | City or Town | Description

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Aiud Prison |  | Constructed in the 1800s  | Aiud, Alba County | The prison is operated by the Ministry of Justice.
Bright Light (CIA) |  |  | Bucharest | The prison is operated as a black site by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Doftana Prison |  | 1895 to about 1945  | Doftana, a village in Telega commune, Prahova County | "The Romanian Bastille": housed communist political prisoners and others
Gherla Prison |  | 1785  | Gherla | Maximum security prison
Jilava Prison |  | Converted from a fort in 1907  | Jilava commune, Ilfov County | The prison was created from a converted fort built by Carol I of Romania. Adrian Nastase, former Prime Minister of Romania, was held in Jilava prison for 8 months of a 2-year sentence.[2]
Pitești Prison |  | about 1942–1952  | Pitești | Political prison: scene of abusive re-education practices 1949–51
Râmnicu Sărat Prison |  | 1901-1963  | Râmnicu Sărat | Political prison both before and during the Communist regime
Sighet prison |  | 1897: is now Sighet Memorial Museum | Sighetu Marmației | Held political prisoners in the early part of the Communist regime
Târgșor Prison |  | Built in 1857 for a monastery, it was converted in 1882 into a prison  | Târgșoru Nou, Ariceștii Rahtivani, Prahova County | From 1948 to 1952, it held children and political prisoners; it now serves as a women's prison
Name  | Image  | Date  | Place  | Description

## References

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1. ^ World Prison Brief, Institute for Criminal Policy Research
2. ^ Mutler, Alison (18 March 2013). "Former Romanian PM is freed from prison". The San Diego Union-Tribune. AP. Retrieved 2 April 2013.