Tallinn Prison ( et, Tallinna vangla) is 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 ...
n prison, which is located at
Soodevahe,
Rae Parish
Rae Parish ( et, Rae vald) is a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 17,967 (as of 1 January 2018) and covers an area of 206.7 km². The populat ...
,
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 ...
. Previously the prison was located at
Magasini Street,
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
.
The history of Tallinn Prison began in 1919 when
Patarei Sea Fortress
Patarei Prison (Estonian: ''Patarei vangla''), also known as Patarei Sea Fortress and Tallinn Central Prison (''Tallinna Keskvangla''), commonly known as The Battery (''Patarei''), is a building complex in Kalamaja district of Tallinn, Estonia. T ...
was transformed into a prison (Patarei Prison). In 2000, Patarei Prison became obsolete. Patarei Prison as an institution was moved to a facility on Magasini Street.
In 2004,
Maardu Prison
Maardu (german: Maart) is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area. The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 2021).
The Port of Muuga, the ...
was merged with Tallinn Prison.
In 2016
Harku Prison
Harku Prison ( et, Harku vangla) was an Estonian prison. The prison was located in Harku, Harju County.
The prison was established in 1926.
1965 the prison was adapted to women's prison.
2011 Harku Prison was merged to Murru Prison.
2016 Ha ...
was merged with Tallinn Prison.
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Prisons in Estonia