Oulu Prison

Oulu Prison
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LocationMyllytulli, Oulu
Coordinates65°01′05″N 25°29′22″E / 65.01806°N 25.48944°E / 65.01806; 25.48944
StatusOperational
Capacity80[1]
Population87[1] (as of 2012)
Opened1885 (1885)
Former nameOulu Provincial Prison
Managed byThe Criminal Sanctions Agency of Finland
DirectorMargit Kyngäs[2]
Street addressNahkatehtaankatu 5
CityOulu
Postal code90130
CountryFinland
Websitewww.vankeinhoito.fi/en/index/units/prisons/ouluprison.html

The Oulu Prison (earlier known as Oulu Provincial Prison) is a prison located in the Myllytulli neighbourhood in Oulu, Finland. There are 80 prison places, of which ten are reserved for female prisoners.[1] The mean prison population in 2012 was 87.[1]

The main prison building was completed in 1885 and it was designed by architect Ludvig Isak Lindqvist. The first prisoners were transferred to the prison on the 25th of July. The prison wall was first made of timber, until it was replaced with the current concrete wall in 1914.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Oulun vankila" [Oulu Prison] (in Finnish). The Criminal Sanctions Agency. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Oulu Prison". The Criminal Sanctions Agency. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ^ Karvonen, Ari (1985). Oulun lääninvankilan historiikki [History of Oulu Provincial Prison] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Oikeusministeriön vankeinhoito-osasto. pp. 10–18. ISBN 951-46-8864-3.

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