| Location | Moscow, Russia |
|---|---|
| Status | operational |
| Security class | detention center |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Managed by | Ministry of Justice of the RF |
Lefortovo prison (Russian: Лефортовская тюрьма) is a prison in Moscow, Russia, which, since 2005, has been under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. It was built in 1881. It was named after the Lefortovo District of Moscow where it is located, which in turn took its name from Franz Lefort, a close associate of Tsar Peter I the Great.
During the Great Purge Lefortovo prison was used by NKVD for interrogations with torture.
Lefortovo was an infamous KGB prison and criminal investigation isolation ward (Russian: СИЗО, следственный изолятор) in the Soviet Union for detainment of political prisoners[1]. In 1994 it was transferred to MVD and in years 1996 - 2005 it was handed back to secret police FSB, a successor of the KGB.