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Underground cell section that prisoners dubbed the “U-Boot” (“the submarine”)

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New prison building - Cell wing

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The exercise cells - called the "tiger cages"

Activity reports

Browse through our video library and discover interviews with contemporary witnesses, video tours, event recordings and much more.

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"Behind closed doors" with Gerd Zimmermann

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Prisoner train - "Grotewohl-Express"

Explore the remand prison in our 3D tour and learn more about prison conditions under the Stasi. The tour is in German.

Fates of imprisonment

Further publications on the site's history can be found on our German-language website.