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Dubrava Prison

Coordinates: 42°45′41″N 20°31′46″E / 42.76139°N 20.52944°E / 42.76139; 20.52944
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Dubrava Prison
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LocationIstok, Kosovo
Coordinates42°45′41″N 20°31′46″E / 42.76139°N 20.52944°E / 42.76139; 20.52944
Population1,000 (as of 1999)
Managed byKosovo Correctional Service, UNMIK

The Dubrava Prison (Albanian: Dubravë) is a correctional facility located near Istok, Kosovo, the largest prison in the country.

Events

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1999 bombings and executions

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On 19 and 21 May serbs bombed the prison, killing at least 23 KLA members. A prison riot followed, during which Serbian forces killed more than 100 Albanians.[1]

2003 riot

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Five inmates were killed and 16 injured during a riot that broke out on 4 September 2003 following protests on the living conditions in the prison. UNMIK tried to peacefully end the protest but inmates set fire to their mattresses.

In 2019 a study on the quality of life in the prison was published.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dick A. Leurdijk; Dick Zandee (2001). Kosovo: from crisis to crisis. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-1554-5.
  2. ^ Mette Skar; Nicoline Lokdam; Alison Liebling; Alban Muriqi; Ditor Haliti; Feride Rushiti; Jens Modvig (31 May 2019). "Quality of prison life, violence and mental health in Dubrava prison". International Journal of Prisoner Health. 15 (3): 262–272. doi:10.1108/IJPH-10-2017-0047. ISSN 1744-9200. PMID 31329035. Wikidata Q92068075.

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