Turku Prison

{{Short description|Prison in Turku, Finland}}

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Turku Prison (Finnish: Turun vankila, Swedish: Åbo fängelse) is the main correctional facility in southwestern Finland, located in the Saramäki district of Turku. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the earlier Turku Central Prison (Turun keskusvankila), also commonly known as 'Kakola', and Turku County Prison (Turun lääninvankila), and moved in 2007 from its old location on the Kakolanmäki hill in central Turku to its new premises. It is a closed prison, with capacity for 255 inmates.{{cite web |title=Turun Vankila |url=https://www.rikosseuraamus.fi/fi/index/toimipaikatjayhteystiedot/vankilat/turunvankila.html |website=Rikosseuraamus.fi |publisher=Finnish Criminal Sanctions Agency |access-date=22 May 2021 |language=fi}} Along with Riihimäki, Turku is one of two prisons in Finland with the highest A+ security rating.{{cite news |title=Huumeita ujutetaan vankiloihin yllätyssuklaamunien muovikoteloissa |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5530809 |access-date=22 May 2021 |publisher=Yle |date=20 March 2010 |language=fi}} In 2021, a new high security wing was added, to house prisoners associated with organised crime or otherwise likely to pose particular risks.{{cite news |title=Turun vankilaan uusi osasto – estää järjestäytyneen rikollisuuden vaikutuspyrkimyksiä |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11572803 |access-date=22 May 2021 |publisher=Yle |date=1 October 2020 |language=fi}}