Gherla Prison

Gherla

Gherla Prison, circa 1918
Coordinates	47°2′10″N 23°54′31″E / 47.03611°N 23.90861°E / 47.03611; 23.90861
Status	Operational
Security class	Maximum
Population	4,500 (as of 1959) 924 (as of 2024)
Opened	October 20, 1785
Managed by	Administrația Națională a Penitenciarelor
Director	Ioana Alina Miron
Street address	Strada Andrei Mureșanu nr. 4
City	Gherla
County	Cluj County
ZIP Code	405300
Country	Romania
Website	anp.gov.ro/penitenciarul-gherla

Gherla Prison is a penitentiary located in the Romanian city of Gherla (Hungarian: Szamosújvár), in Cluj County. The prison dates from 1785; it is infamous for the treatment of its political inmates, especially during the Communist regime. In Romanian slang, the generic word for a prison is "gherlă", after the institution.