Goli Otok Prison

Goli Otok Prison
Goli otok, Croatia (HR)
In 1949, the entire island was officially made into a high-security, top secret prison and labor camp run by the authorities of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, together with the nearby Sveti Grgur island, which held a similar camp for female prisoners.

The prison was shut down in 1988 and completely abandoned in 1989. Since then it has been left to ruin.[8] Today it is frequented by the occasional tourist on a boat trip and populated by shepherds from Rab. Former Croatian prisoners are organized into the Association of Former Political Prisoners of Goli Otok.[9] In Serbia, they are organized into the Society of Goli Otok.
In 1949, the entire island was officially made into a high-security, top secret prison and labor camp run by the authorities of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, together with the nearby Sveti Grgur island, which held a similar camp for female prisoners.

The prison was shut down in 1988 and completely abandoned in 1989. Since then it has been left to ruin.[8] Today it is frequented by the occasional tourist on a boat trip and populated by shepherds from Rab. Former Croatian prisoners are organized into the Association of Former Political Prisoners of Goli Otok.[9] In Serbia, they are organized into the Society of Goli Otok.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: jbottero

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