Harku Prison ( et, Harku vangla) was an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...

. The prison was located in

Harku Harku (german: Hark) is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough ( et, alevik) in Harku Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of 2011 Estonia Census, 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 868, of which the Estonians were 539 (62 ...

Harju County Harju County ( et, Harju maakond or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the sou ...

. The prison was established in 1926. 1965 the prison was adapted to

women's prison This article discusses the incarceration of women in correctional facilities. As of 2013 across the world, 625,000 women and children were being held in penal institutions, and the female prison population was increasing in all continents.

. 2011 Harku Prison was merged to

Murru Prison Murru Prison ( et, Murru vangla) was an Estonian prison. It was located in Rummu, Harju County. The prison was established in 1938. Until 1970s, at the prison there operated stone industry. Industry's workers were mainly prisoners. In 1961, pa ...

. 2016 Harku and Murru Prison was merged to

Tallinn Prison Tallinn Prison ( et, Tallinna vangla) is an Estonian prison, which is located at Soodevahe, Rae Parish, Harju County. Previously the prison was located at Magasini Street, Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia ...

. Prisoners were transported to Tallinn,

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

and

Viru Prison Viru Prison ( et, Viru Vangla) is a regional prison in Jõhvi, Estonia. Estonian Ministry of Justice started preparations for establishment of Viru Prison in 2001, and the prison was officially established on July 13, 2006. Viru Prison complex ...

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