As of December 2012, there were 12 correctional facilities in Armenia. Armenian prisons are overcrowded. In total of 12 facilities designed for 4,391 people, there were 4,697 prisoners in February 2012,[1] up by more than 400 compared to June 2009, when 4,294 prisoners were held in these facilities.[2]
Name | Armenian | Location[3] | # of prisoners designed for[1] | Notes |
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Nubarashen | «Նուբարաշեն» | Nubarashen, Yerevan | 840
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Kosh | «Կոշ» | Kosh, Aragatsotn | 640
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Sevan | «Սևան» | Hrazdan, Kotayk | 548
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Prison Hospital | «Դատապարտյալների հիվանդանոց» | Kentron, Yerevan | 464
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Erebuni | «Էրեբունի» | Nubarashen, Yerevan | 391
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Artik | «Արթիկ» | Harich, Shirak | 373
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Abovyan | «Աբովյան» | Abovyan, Kotayk | 250
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For women and minors[4] |
Vanadzor | «Վանաձոր» | Vanadzor, Lori | 245
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Goris | «Գորիս» | Goris, Syunik | 215
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Hrazdan | «Հրազդան» | Hrazdan, Kotayk | 215
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Vardashen | «Վարդաշեն» | Nubarashen, Yerevan | 380
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For foreigners and military officers |
Yerevan-Center | «Երևան-Կենտրոն» | Kentron, Yerevan | 60
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TOTAL | 4,391 |
A new prison is currently under construction in the city Armavir, not far from capital Yerevan. It was scheduled to be completed in fall 2013.[5] The opening of the prison in Armavir will allow the authorities to lose the Nubarashen prison.[6] $20 million will be spent on its construction.[7]
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