Werl Prison
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Werl Prison is a correctional facility in Werl, Germany, historically used by the Allies after World War II to incarcerate high-ranking Nazi war criminals.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
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prison → |
| country |
Germany
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| hasAlternativeName |
Justizvollzugsanstalt Werl
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| hasBuildingUse |
penal institution
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| hasFunction |
pre-trial detention
→
rehabilitation of offenders → sentence execution → |
| hasHistoricalPeriodOfSpecialUse |
immediate post-war years
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| hasInmateType |
adult male prisoners
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long-term prisoners → |
| hasJurisdiction |
state of North Rhine-Westphalia
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| hasLanguageOfAdministration |
German
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| hasLegalBasis |
German penal law
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| hasNotableCategoryOfPrisoners |
Nazi war criminals
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military war criminals → |
| hasNotableHistoricalAspect |
use by occupying Allied forces for Nazi war criminals
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| hasPrimaryPurpose |
deprivation of liberty as criminal sanction
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| hasSecondaryPurpose |
social reintegration of offenders
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| hasSecurityFeature |
controlled access gates
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guard towers → perimeter walls → |
| hasTypeOfManagement |
state-run prison
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| historicalRole |
Allied war crimes prison after World War II
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detention site for convicted Nazi war criminals → |
| locatedIn |
Federal Republic of Germany
→
Werl → former British occupation zone in Germany → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Arnsberg region
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North Rhine-Westphalia → |
| locatedInTime |
post-World War II period
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| locatedNear |
Dortmund
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Soest → |
| locatedOnContinent |
Europe
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| operatedBy |
Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia
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| partOf |
German prison system
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penal system of North Rhine-Westphalia → |
| securityClassification |
high-security prison
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| subjectOf |
documentation on post-war denazification
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historical studies on Allied war crimes prisons → |
| usedAfter |
World War II
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| usedBy |
Allied powers
→
American occupation authorities → British occupation authorities → French occupation authorities → |
| usedFor |
detention of high-ranking Nazi officials
→
execution holding prior to transfer or sentence completion → incarceration of war criminals → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Werl Prison
("Justizvollzugsanstalt Werl")
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|
hasAlternativeName |
|
Albert Speer
("Spandau Prison")
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imprisonedAt |
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Rudolf Hess
("Spandau Prison")
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imprisonedIn |
|
Albert Kesselring
→
|
placeOfDetention |