The second area we visited on Saturday was the Murru prison and quarry established around 1930. The prisoners had to work in the quarry and the prison was notorious for human rights infringements. Every year at least one person died “in an accident” and this prison became well known after the prisoners went on a hunger strike demanding more humane treatment. When Estonia regained independence in 1991, times changed and the works at the quarry stopped. The prison was only closed in 2012. Here a few images from the prison wall, guard huts and buildings (quarry images to follow).
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