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Sites of ImprisonmentYakimanskii Arrest House
Address: 15 Kazanskii Lane, Moscow
Yakimanskii Police Station. The Arrest House is the two-story brick house on the left. Photo: PastVu
The Yakimanskii Arrest House was located in a two-story building in a police house estate on the corner of Zhitnaya Street and Kazanskii Lane. The approximate capacity of the arrest house was 60 people; the maximum capacity was one-third more (95 persons).
The administration of arrest houses, which was responsible for organizing activities for prisoners, created an initiative to open a mop manufacturing center in the Yakimanskii Arrest House.
In 1924, the arrest house was reorganized into an arrest house for juvenile delinquents. In a year's time, from October 1923, 1,061 prisoners passed through the house. It is not certain whether they were minors.
By October 1926, the arrest house was closed, but the house continued to function as a medical unit and as police station no. 5.
Police department, 1971. Photo: PastVu
Yakimanskiy police house. Arrest house - the two-story brick house on the left. Photo: PastVu
Ground plan of the police house 258/239 marked with contours. Source: “‘Vsya Moskva”’ (“‘The Whole Moscow”’)
Plan of the Yakimanskii Police Station, 1923–1924. Ground floor. Source: GARF
Plan of the Yakimanskii Police House, 1923–1924. First floor. Source: GARF
Police department, 1971. Photo: PastVu