Kaliti Prison
Kaliti Prison is a maximum security prison in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Commonly referred to as a gulag (locally known as "Maremiya" which means correction center) it serves as the main prison of the country. It is 11 km south of central Addis Ababa, in Akaki Kaliti, the southernmost subcity of the nation's capital.
| Location | Ethiopia |
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| Coordinates | 8.914189°N 38.764308°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Population | Approximately 8,000 (as of 2012) |
| City | Akaky Kaliti, Addis Ababa |
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The original prison compound is a makeshift structure that was built after 1991 when the Derg regime fell and was not intended as a prison. Most of the structures built by 2004 had been built by prisoners by their own means and with help from NGOs.
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