Korydallos Prison

Korydallos Prison Complex is Greece's largest jail and contains the country's main maximum-security prison (Type B), housing both maximum-security men and women. It is located in Korydallos, Piraeus. Famous detainees include members of the anarchist urban guerrilla organizations Revolutionary Organization 17 November, Revolutionary Struggle and Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei. Korydallos prison was also used as the place for the Greek junta trials in 1975, and contains a special court in its basement.

Korydallos Prison
Coordinates37°58′56″N 23°38′50″E
Security classType B
CityPiraeus
CountyGreece

Nikolaos Dertilis was the last remaining junta member in jail. He died 28 January 2013 at the age of 94.

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