 Entrance to the former prison on Alfred-Kästner-Straße in Leipzig | |
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| Coordinates | 51°19′21″N 12°22′32″E / 51.3226°N 12.3755°E |
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| Status | closed and partially demolished |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Closed | 2003 |
| City | Leipzig |
| Country | Germany |
Leipzig Prison (Strafvollzugseinrichtung Leipzig, later Justizvollzugsanstalt Leipzig) was a prison in Leipzig, Germany. Built together with an adjacent court building in 1906, it was used as a prison until 2003. During East German rule, a secret part of the prison was used as the central execution site of East Germany. In 1981, Werner Teske was the final person executed here. The prison was used until 2003, the site is now used as an extension of the nearby court building, with the execution site remaining as a memorial site.