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List of correctional facilities in Armenia

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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, up by more than 400 compared to June 2009, when 4,294 prisoners were held in these facilities.

Name	Armenian	Location	Notes
Nubarashen	«Նուբարաշեն»	Nubarashen, Yerevan
Kosh	«Կոշ»	Kosh, Aragatsotn
Sevan	«Սևան»	Hrazdan, Kotayk
Prison Hospital	«Դատապարտյալների հիվանդանոց»	Kentron, Yerevan
Erebuni	«Էրեբունի»	Nubarashen, Yerevan
Artik	«Արթիկ»	Harich, Shirak
Abovyan	«Աբովյան»	Abovyan, Kotayk	For women and minors
Vanadzor	«Վանաձոր»	Vanadzor, Lori
Goris	«Գորիս»	Goris, Syunik
Hrazdan	«Հրազդան»	Hrazdan, Kotayk
Vardashen	«Վարդաշեն»	Nubarashen, Yerevan	For foreigners and military officers
Yerevan-Center	«Երևան-Կենտրոն»	Kentron, Yerevan
TOTAL

New prison in Armavir

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. The opening of the prison in Armavir will allow the authorities to lose the Nubarashen prison. $20 million will be spent on its construction.

References

Gevorgyan. Ani. link. (25 August 2012)
Seyranyan, Lilit. (11 June 2009). "Համաներումը՝ մեկ շաբաթի՞ց".
link. Ministry of Justice of Armenia
Sahakyan, Emil. "Armenia: Life Behind the Locks". UNICEF Central and Eastern Europe/Commonwealth of Independent States.
(1 November 2012). ""Արմավիր" քրեակատարողական հիմնարկի առաջին մասնաշենքը կշահագործվի 2013թ. աշնանը". Mediamax.am.
"Report to the Armenian Government on the visit to Armenia carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 5 to 7 December 2011". UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency.
(18 February 2012). "Modern prison to be built in Armavir". armregions.am.

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