"Jilava penitentiary centre, to the south of Bucharest, is one of the largest prisons in Romania and one of the rare prisons of which the Romanian prison system can be proud. What served as a political prison during the Communist regime now houses around 1 000 prisoners under open and semi-open regimes, half of whom work inside or outside the prison. This system allows this “town” to operate within the town and has improved the conditions of detention, assisted the work of staff, alleviated the country's labour shortage and controlled prisoners."

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