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Waldheim Prison and Castle Church
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In the 13th century there was a castle on today's grounds of the JVA Waldheim. In 1404 the castle was rebuilt into an Augustinian monastery. With the dissolution of the …
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The Waldheim correctional facility in Waldheim was once the largest penitentiary in Saxony and is the oldest prison in Germany still in operation.
Many prisoners were also imprisoned in the Waldheim penitentiary for political crimes, both in the National Socialist German Reich and later in the GDR.
The penitentiary is used to incarcerate male first-time offenders. There are 377 places available in closed prison and 18 places in open prison.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justizvollzugsanstalt_Waldheim
Many prisoners were also imprisoned in the Waldheim penitentiary for political crimes, both in the National Socialist German Reich and later in the GDR.
The penitentiary is used to incarcerate male first-time offenders. There are 377 places available in closed prison and 18 places in open prison.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justizvollzugsanstalt_Waldheim
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