List of correctional facilities in Armenia

Kosh

Nubarashen
Erebuni

Hrazdan
Sevan

Yerevan (2)

Artik

Abovyan

Vanadzor

Goris

Armavir

Map of Armenia with the locations of correctional facilities

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,^[1] up by more than 400 compared to June 2009, when 4,294 prisoners wee held in these facilities.^[2]

Name	Armenian	Location[3]	# of prisoners designed for[1]	Notes
Nubarashen	«Նուբարաշեն»	Nubarashen, Yerevan	840
Kosh	«Կոշ»	Kosh, Aragatsotn	640
Sevan	«Սևան»	Hrazdan, Kotayk	548
Prison Hospital	«Դատապարտյալների հիվանդանոց»	Kentron, Yerevan	464
Erebuni	«Էրեբունի»	Nubarashen, Yerevan	391
Artik	«Արթիկ»	Harich, Shirak	373
Abovyan	«Աբովյան»	Abovyan, Kotayk	250	For women and minors[4]
Vanadzor	«Վանաձոր»	Vanadzor, Lori	245
Goris	«Գորիս»	Goris, Syunik	215
Hrazdan	«Հրազդան»	Hrazdan, Kotayk	215
Vardashen	«Վարդաշեն»	Nubarashen, Yerevan	380	For foreigners and military officers
Yerevan-Center	«Երևան-Կենտրոն»	Kentron, Yerevan	60
TOTAL			4,391

New prison in Armavir

A new prison is currently under construction in the city Armavir, not far from capital Yerevan. It is scheduled to be completed in fall 2013.^[5] The opening of the prison in Armavir will allow the authorities to lose the Nubarashen prison.^[6] $20 million will be spent on its construction.^[7]

References

1. Gevorgyan, Ani (25 August 2012). Մուտք` որքան ուզեք, ելք` չկա (in Armenian). The Armenian Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
2. Seyranyan, Lilit (11 June 2009). "Համաներումը՝ մեկ շաբաթի՞ց". 168 Hours. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
3. ՀՀ ԱՆ ՔԿՎ և ՔԿՀ-ի հասցեներ (in Armenian). Ministry of Justice of Armenia. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
4. Sahakyan, Emil. "Armenia: Life Behind the Locks". UNICEF Central and Eastern Europe/Commonwealth of Independent States. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
5. ""Արմավիր" քրեակատարողական հիմնարկի առաջին մասնաշենքը կշահագործվի 2013թ. աշնանը". Mediamax.am. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
6. "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. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
7. "Modern prison to be built in Armavir". armregions.am. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.