Zenica prison

Prison in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Zenica prison (Kazneno-popravni zavod zatvorenog tipa Zenica, KPZ Zenica, K.P. DOM, Zenička kaznionica) is a closed-type prison located in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was opened in 1886. It was the largest prison in Yugoslavia during its existence, and is currently the largest prison in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

As of 2016, the prison had a capacity of 813 inmates.^[2]

Inmates

Austria-Hungary (1886–1918)

Ivo Andrić – Nobel Prize for Literature winner^[3]
Gavrilo Princip, Nedeljko Čabrinović, Muhamed Mehmedbašić, Vaso Čubrilović – collaborators in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

Petar Čule – Catholic bishop^[4]
Varnava Nastić – Serbian Orthodox bishop and saint
Vojislav Šešelj – Serbian politician^[5]
Alija Izetbegović – Bosnian politician^[6]

Yugoslav wars and today

Jackie Arklöv – a Swedish neo-Nazi mercenary who fought for the Croatian Defence Council; spent one year of eight-year sentence for war crimes at the Zenica prison before being released to Sweden
Jerko Ivanković Lijanović – Bosnian politician and businessman sentenced to seven years for abuse of office (asof-since September 2020^[update])

In popular culture

KPD Zenica prison is featured in season 6 of the Netflix series Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
KPD Zenica prison is mentioned in a song "Zenica blues" by Bosnian band Zabranjeno pušenje
KPD Zenica prison is mentioned in a song "K.P. Dom" by Bosnian Band Dubioza Kolektiv
KPD Zenica prison is mentioned in a song "Zenica" by Bosnian singer DJ Krmak (Crmac)^[7]^[8]
KPD Zenica prison is mentioned in a song "KPD Zenica" by Bosnian root music group Raspjevane Meraklije

References

^ Mitchel P. Roth, Prisons and prison systems: a global encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006. (p. 39)
^ "Kako žive zatvorenici u KPZ Zenica: Kaznu izdržava 813 osuđenika, bjekstva nisu česta".
^ Ivo Andrić u Zenici 1915-17 g.
^ Anthony Knežević, A short history of the Croatian nation . Croatian Catholic Union, Lodge "Croatia", 1987. (p. 130)
^ KPD Zenica je bila naš Folsom, naša Yuma i Alcatraz
^ "Muzej Alija Izetbegović 1925-2003". www.muzejalijaizetbegovic.ba. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29.
^ 072info.com
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: DJ Krmak - ZENICA [Official Video]. YouTube.