Dubrava Prison

Dubrava Prison
	Interactive map of Dubrava Prison
Location	Dubravë, near Istog, Kosovo; 42°45′41″N 20°31′46″E / 42.76139°N 20.52944°E;
Status	Operational
Capacity	1,175
Opened	1986
Managed by	Kosovo Correctional Service, UNMIK

The Dubrava Prison (Albanian: Burgu i Dubravës) is a correctional facility located near Istog, Kosovo. It is the largest prison in the country.

Events

1999 Dubrava Prison massacre

On 19 and 21 May Serbs bombed the prison, killing at least 23 Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members. A prison riot followed, during which Serbian forces killed more than 100 Albanians.

2003 riot

Five inmates were killed and 16 injured during a riot that broke out on 4 September 2003 following protests over the living conditions in the prison. United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) tried to peacefully end the protest but inmates set fire to their mattresses.

In 2019 a study on the quality of life in the prison was published.

References

↑ Dick A. Leurdijk; Dick Zandee (2001). Kosovo: from crisis to crisis. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-1554-5.
↑ Mette Skar; Nicoline Lokdam; Alison Liebling; Alban Muriqi; Ditor Haliti; Feride Rushiti; Jens Modvig (2019). "Quality of prison life, violence and mental health in Dubrava prison". International Journal of Prisoner Health. 15 (3): 262–272. doi:10.1108/ijph-10-2017-0047. PMID 31329035. Wikidata Q92068075. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Mette Skar, Nicoline Lokdam, Alison Liebling, Alban Muriqi, Ditor Haliti, Feride Rushiti, Jens Modvig (help)

Sources

Jelle Janssens (5 February 2015). State-building in Kosovo. A plural policing perspective. Maklu. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-90-466-0749-7.
UN (2005). Yearbook of the United Nations 2003. Vol. 57. United Nations. pp. 425–. ISBN 978-92-1-100905-7.
U.S. Department of State. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2009. Government Printing Office. pp. 1599–. GGKEY:4948J6P5EWT.
U.S. Department of State. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. Government Printing Office. pp. 1623–. ISBN 978-0-16-081399-3.

[LeurdijkZandee2001-1] Dick A. Leurdijk; Dick Zandee (2001). Kosovo: from crisis to crisis. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-1554-5.

[2] Mette Skar; Nicoline Lokdam; Alison Liebling; Alban Muriqi; Ditor Haliti; Feride Rushiti; Jens Modvig (2019). "Quality of prison life, violence and mental health in Dubrava prison". International Journal of Prisoner Health. 15 (3): 262–272. doi:10.1108/ijph-10-2017-0047. PMID 31329035. Wikidata Q92068075. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Mette Skar, Nicoline Lokdam, Alison Liebling, Alban Muriqi, Ditor Haliti, Feride Rushiti, Jens Modvig (help)

Interactive map of Dubrava Prison
Location	Dubravë, near Istog, Kosovo 42°45′41″N 20°31′46″E / 42.76139°N 20.52944°E / 42.76139; 20.52944
Status	Operational
Capacity	1,175
Opened	1986
Managed by	Kosovo Correctional Service, UNMIK