Dubrava Prison

Dubrava Prison
Location Istok, Kosovo
Coordinates 42°45′41″N 20°31′46″E / 42.76139°N 20.52944°E / 42.76139; 20.52944Coordinates: 42°45′41″N 20°31′46″E / 42.76139°N 20.52944°E / 42.76139; 20.52944
Population 1,000 (as of 1999)
Managed by Kosovo Correctional Service, UNMIK

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

Events

1999 bombings and executions

On 19 and 21 May NATO 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

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 matresses.

References

  1. ↑ Dick A. Leurdijk; Dick Zandee (2001). Kosovo: from crisis to crisis. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-1554-5.

Sources

  • Jelle Janssens (5 February 2015). State-building in Kosovo. A plural policing perspective. Maklu. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-90-466-0749-7.
  • UN (2005). Yearbook of the United Nations 2003. 57. United Nations. pp. 425–. ISBN 978-92-1-100905-7.
  • U.S. Department of State. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2009. Government Printing Office. pp. 1599–. GGKEY:4948J6P5EWT.
  • U.S. Department of State. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. Government Printing Office. pp. 1623–. ISBN 978-0-16-081399-3.
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