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 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

  1. ↑ http://www.bz-berlin.de/archiv/krenz-mit-gro-szlig-em-bahnhof-im-gefaengnis-hakenfelde-empfangen-article106539.html

Coordinates: 52°34′09″N 13°12′41″E / 52.56917°N 13.21139°E / 52.56917; 13.21139

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