Hakenfelde Prison

Hakenfelde Prison (German: Justizvollzugsanstalt Hakenfelde, JVA Hakenfelde) is a low-security prison in Hakenfelde in Berlin, operated by the State of Berlin Department of Corrections. It was opened on 1 March 1978 in what was then West Berlin, and was originally a branch of Düppel Prison. It became an independent correctional institution in 1991. Between 1995 and 1998, its old barracks were replaced by a modern prison building. It has a capacity of 908 prisoners.

Several former communist leaders of East Germany served their sentences there, including Egon Krenz, Günter Schabowski, and Heinz Keßler.^[1]

References

^ "B.Z. : Krenz mit großem Bahnhof im Gefängnis Hakenfelde empfangen - B.Z. Berlin". www.bz-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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[1] "B.Z. : Krenz mit großem Bahnhof im Gefängnis Hakenfelde empfangen - B.Z. Berlin". www.bz-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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