The Zenica prison (Kazneno-popravni zavod zatvorenog tipa Zenica, KPZ Zenica, K.P. DOM, Zenička kaznionica) is a closed-type prison located in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was opened in 1886. It was the largest prison in Yugoslavia during its existence, and is currently the largest prison in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

View on the main entrance of the KPD Zenica

As of 2016, the prison had a capacity of 813 inmates.[2]

Inmates

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Austria-Hungary (1886–1918)

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SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

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Yugoslav wars and today

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References

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  1. ^ Mitchel P. Roth, Prisons and prison systems: a global encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006. (p. 39)
  2. ^ "Kako žive zatvorenici u KPZ Zenica: Kaznu izdržava 813 osuđenika, bjekstva nisu česta".
  3. ^ Ivo Andrić u Zenici 1915-17 g.
  4. ^ Anthony Knežević, A short history of the Croatian nation . Croatian Catholic Union, Lodge "Croatia", 1987. (p. 130)
  5. ^ KPD Zenica je bila naš Folsom, naša Yuma i Alcatraz
  6. ^ "Muzej Alija Izetbegović 1925-2003". www.muzejalijaizetbegovic.ba. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29.
  7. ^ 072info.com
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: DJ Krmak - ZENICA [Official Video]. YouTube.
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