Tartu prison explained

Prison Name:	Tartu Vangla
Location:	Turu 56, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
Status:	Open
Capacity:	998
Opened:	16 October 2002
Managed By:	Estonian Department of Prisons
Prisoners:	Milan Lukić Dragomir Milošević Milan Martić Aleksandr Rubel

Tartu prison (Estonian: Tartu vangla) is a prison located in the Ropka industrial district suburb of Tartu in Estonia. The prison was designed by architect Kalle Rõõmus, EstKONSULT and constructed by Skanska EMV. The prison was founded in 2000 with the first inmates arriving on 16 October 2002. The prison's total cost was €423 million, of which €365.8 million was construction costs. The total area is 93,763 m².

Construction began after Parliament approved a €13,500,000 loan from Nordic Investment Bank.^[1]

In 2007, a drug-free center was opened in the prison. That same year the prison received an award from the World Health Organization for its HIV-themed project.

The prison holds several war criminals including Dragomir Milošević, Milan Martić and Milan Lukić.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Prisons in Estonia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Euro-style prison to be built in Tartu. Brooke Donald. The Baltic Times. 2000-04-20. 2016-09-03.
2. Web site: War criminal displeased with jailhouse in Tartu. Toomas Randlo. Postimees. 2014-10-21. 2016-09-03.
3. Web site: Milan Lukic Demands Jail Transfer from Estonia. Denis Dzidic. Balkan Insight. 2015-03-12. 2016-09-03.