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Prison in Jilava, Romania
Jilava Prison (Romanian: Penitenciarul București–Jilava) is a prison located in Jilava, a village south of Bucharest, Romania. The prison began as Fort
Jilava_Prison
Commune in Ilfov, Romania
"humid place". In this commune there is an operating prison and also the Fort 13 Jilava. Jilava was the location of a fort built by King Carol I of Romania
Jilava
1940 massacre in Romania
The Jilava massacre took place during the night of November 26, 1940, at Jilava Prison, near Bucharest, Romania. Sixty-four political detainees were killed
Jilava_massacre
Former prison in Romania
sixteen accomplices were executed by firing squad on 17 December at Jilava Prison. Securitate officials who had overseen the experiment were tried the
Pitești_Prison
Romanian monk and theologian (1910–1989)
months imprisonment. Transferred from the Timișoara penitentiary to the Jilava Prison near Bucharest, he arrived at the Oradea penitentiary in December, and
Arsenie_Boca
Romanian dissident and writer
the Jilava Prison via railroad. Days or weeks could pass before a suitable train was available. From Jilava, they were assigned to either prisons or labor
Ion_Ioanid
Romanian Lutheran priest (1909–2001)
the Danube–Black Sea Canal, Văcărești, Malmaison, Cluj and ultimately Jilava, where he spent three years in solitary confinement. This confinement was
Richard_Wurmbrand
Romanian politician
the jail time. He was liberated in June 2023, after serving time at Jilava Prison. In 2024, Piedone rejoined the Social Democrats to run for an office
Cristian_Popescu_Piedone
Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian-Soviet politician (1898–1963)
that Luca had betrayed some of his comrades during his 1920s stay in Jilava Prison. Drăgoescu, p. 27; Luca's autobiography Tismăneanu, p. 125 Cioroianu
Vasile_Luca
Romanian general
eight years of hard prison. He was in detention in Văcărești Prison and Jilava Prison. Iacobici died on March 11, 1952, in Aiud Prison due to contracting
Iosif_Iacobici
Leader of Romania from 1965 to 1989
against social order", spending the time during the war in prisons and internment camps: Jilava (1940), Caransebeș (1942), Văcărești (1943), and Târgu Jiu
Nicolae_Ceaușescu
Romanian journalist (1908–1990)
regime, Kalustian was held without trial for four years at Jilava, Gherla, and Văcărești prisons. In 1953, he also did time in the comparatively liberal
Leon_Kalustian
Romanian fascist politician (1899–1938)
politicians like Nicolae Iorga ended with Codreanu's incarceration at Jilava Prison and eventual execution at the hands of the Gendarmerie. He was succeeded
Corneliu_Zelea_Codreanu
Romanian psychologist (1905–1980)
(1948–1964), being incarcerated at the notorious Văcărești, Jilava, Gherla, Dej, Pitești, and Aiud prisons. In December 1951, together with Mircea Vulcănescu (who
Nicolae Mărgineanu (psychologist)
Nicolae_Mărgineanu_(psychologist)
Romanian trade unionist
the Grivița strike when he was arrested and imprisoned for 6 months at Jilava for his activism. His political options would eventually lead to a total
Constantin_David_(activist)
Romanian writer
by the Bucharest Military Tribunal. After spending time at the Jilava and Aiud prisons, he was freed in November 1963. Even in 1968, at the height of
Alexandru_Mironescu
Romanian physician and politician
trial, Solomon was held from 1947 to 1955 as a political prisoner in prisons at Jilava, Pitești, Aiud, Ocnele Mari and, finally, Sighet, where he was brought
Virgil_Solomon
Romanian politician (1928–2008)
conspiring against the state. He went through many prisons, including those in Ploiești [ro], Târgșor, Brașov, Jilava, Mărgineni [ro], Galați, Botoșani, and Văcărești
Constantin_Ticu_Dumitrescu
Romanian political prisoner (1925–1954)
Gherla Prison, where he continued his activity as torturer on a reduced scale until that December. On 19 December he was transferred to Jilava Prison. Țurcanu
Eugen_Țurcanu
Romanian politician (1914 - 1995)
the communist regime, including Sighet Prison, Gherla Prison, Jilava Prison, Râmnicu Sărat Prison, Pitești Prison, and the Danube–Black Sea Canal (where
Corneliu_Coposu
Romanian prison warden and Securitate colonel (1912–?)
guard of Jilava Prison. He was then promoted to commander of the guard. Holding the rank of Securitate captain, Moromete became warden of Jilava in May
Nicolae_Moromete
Last person sentenced to death in Romania apart from Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu
30–31 October 1985 and was arrested on 1 November 1985. He was taken to Jilava Prison prior to his execution and asked for an onion omelette for his last
Ion_Pistol
Romanian serial killer
Tribunal upheld the sentence. On 23 October 1971, Rîmaru was taken to Jilava Prison in a van. He had to be dragged to the place of execution from the moment
Ion_Rîmaru
Romanian Securitate officer and whistleblower (1921–1974)
inmates, known to him as "bandits". After Văcărești, he was moved to Jilava Prison, then finally to Gherla, where he arrived on 31 May 1951. The detainment
Vintilă_Weiss
neck at 3 a.m. on the 17th, the same night Pătrășcanu was executed, at Jilava Prison. Tănase, p.380 Tănase, p.383 Tănase, p.381-2 Tănase, p.381 Tănase, p
Remus_Koffler
Romanian general (1885–1956)
regime inaugurated its hunt for Guardists, Coroamă was detained at Jilava Prison. He was being subjected to repeated interrogations at Suceava penitentiary
Dumitru_Coroamă
Romanian general and Minister of War (1887–1949)
Ion Negulescu (born April 1, 1887, Turnu Măgurele – April 1, 1949, Jilava Prison) was a Romanian general, who served as Minister of War in the government
Ion_Negulescu
Romanian lawyer, writer and publisher (1892–1971)
alongside other prisoners during the mass amnesty of 1962–1964. Serving time in Jilava, Văcărești, and finally Aiud, Nicu Porsenna earned the respect of other
N._Porsenna
Romanian general
1948 he was incarcerated in Jilava Prison, where he was severely beaten. From there, he was transferred to Văcărești Prison in the southern outskirts of
Nicolae_Ciupercă
Romanian painter and architect (1899–1960)
the Danube–Black Sea Canal project, as well as stays at Pitești Prison, Jilava Prison, and a second period at Aiud. Freed in 1953, he was hired at the
George_Matei_Cantacuzino
Dictator of Romania from 1940 to 1944
his quarters. He was returned to Bucharest in spring 1946 and held in Jilava Prison. He was subsequently interrogated by prosecutor Avram Bunaciu, to whom
Ion_Antonescu
Romanian writer, lawyer and activist (1904–1968)
studies of social life in Țara Loviștei. Petre Pandrea was moved to Jilava Prison in mid-1959, and, by his own account, was again beaten up, in a variety
Petre_Pandrea
Romanian cardinal, martyr and blessed
but was soon arrested. He was confined at Jilava Prison and Dragoslavele and later at Sighet and Gherla prisons from 1948 to 1964. He was relocated to a
Iuliu_Hossu
Romanian Counter Admiral (1894–1989)
arrested by the communist authorities on 19 April 1948 and incarcerated at Jilava Prison. After a trial, he was sentenced to hard labor for life for high treason
Horia_Macellariu
Romanian sociologist, ethnographer, and writer (1905–1990)
ten years of hard labour. He was imprisoned variously at Jilava, Văcărești, and Aiud prisons before being released early in 1962. Under the recommendation
Ernest_Bernea
Romanian writer and political activist (1901–1961)
before the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, his presence was attested at Jilava Prison. This coincided with a relative détente, which saw prisoners being allowed
Radu_Cioculescu
Romanian diplomat, priest and essayist
threatened, beaten, tortured and processed. Eventually, he was imprisoned at Jilava Prison on 16 May, and he died in 1954 due to the treatment to which he was
Vladimir_Ghika
Romanian intelligence chief (1895–1950)
In May 1946, Cristescu was incarcerated at Jilava Prison. He died four years later in Văcărești Prison; the official autopsy record indicated his death
Eugen_Cristescu
Romanian politician (1930–2009)
at prisons in Aiud, Galați, Gherla, Jilava, Lugoj, Oradea, Pitești, and Târgșor. Throughout his detention, he was reportedly tortured by the prison guards
Sorin_Bottez
1930s Romanian paramilitary death squads
discussed below, Iron Guard members were responsible for the Jilava Massacre at the eponymous prison on the night of November 26–27, 1940, when 64 political
Iron_Guard_death_squads
Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet (1909–1987)
left for France), he was sentenced to 25 years of forced labor in the Jilava Prison as a political prisoner, and all his possessions confiscated. He was
Constantin_Noica
Romanian general
Securitate General Alexandru Nicolschi. Dumitrache was held at Aiud, Jilava, and Văcărești prisons, ultimately being released in October 1950 for lack of evidence
Ioan_Dumitrache
Romanian politician (1906–1969)
between prisons—Jilava, Văcărești, and ultimately Craiova. Sociologist Vladimir Tismăneanu argues that Petrescu also spent time in Doftana Prison, where
Dumitru_Petrescu
WWII-era fascist regime in Romania (1940–41)
dignitaries or officials were executed by the Iron Guard in Jilava Prison while awaiting trial (see Jilava Massacre). Later that day, historian and former prime
National_Legionary_State
Romanian spy, journalist, civil servant and convicted war criminal
and 2 years were nominally added to his prison sentence. Lecca was by then being held in the Jilava Prison, detained together with lawyer-politician
Radu_Lecca
Prison in Bucharest, Romania
the long stream of prisoners forced the regime to open up Jilava as a secondary transit prison, but the latter reverted to its original role during the
Văcărești_Prison
Romanian bishop (1914–1978)
12 years of forced labor for high treason. He was sent to prisons in Oradea, Văcărești, Jilava, Târgu Ocna, Pitești, Satu Mare, Dej, and Gherla, being released
Iuliu_Hirțea
Russian-born Romanian communist activist and intelligence officer
acting on his own responsibility", shot Pătrășcanu in his cell at Jilava Prison, thus preventing Dej from issuing a pardon. A similar story was reported
Gheorghe_Pintilie
Romanian prelate
a waiting car. He was held in Jilava Prison from June 1949 to 10 September 1951 and then transferred to Sighet Prison together with his fellow bishop
Anton_Durcovici
Romanian writer
detention conditions. Sîrbu was incarcerated at the notorious Jilava and Gherla prisons, and was sent to do forced labor at the Grindu, Salcia, and Periprava
Ion_Dezideriu_Sîrbu
Romanian communist activist and politician (1913–1993)
communist". He spent time at Doftana, Jilava, and Caransebeș prisons before being transferred in April 1944 to the prison camp at Târgu Jiu. While incarcerated
Alexandru_Drăghici
Romanian lawyer, journalist and socialist militant (1881–1964)
increasingly authoritarian, Bujor was arrested again in 1937 and imprisoned at Jilava. During World War II, as Romania joined Nazi Germany in the invasion of
Mihail_Gheorghiu_Bujor
Romanian communist politician (1900–1954)
and imprisoned at Jilava in 1924 (the year when the party was outlawed); he went on hunger strike until being relocated to a prison hospital. At the Kharkiv
Lucrețiu_Pătrășcanu
Romanian lawyer and politician
window of the train transporting them from the Miercurea Ciuc camp to Jilava Prison. After their escape, somewhere near Brașov, the two split up, Cristescu
Alexandru Cantacuzino (militant)
Alexandru_Cantacuzino_(militant)
Student leader
tried to kill Munteanu with an axe. He was arrested and detained at Jilava Prison between June 18 and August 2, 1990. As a leader of "Mișcarea pentru
Marian_Munteanu
Romanian actor (1936–2023)
was sentenced to 3 years in prison. First detained at Malmaison Prison in Bucharest, he was transferred to Jilava Prison, and then to the labor camps
Mitică_Popescu
Romanian physician
Prison in Bucharest. After protests by medical students, he was liberated four days later. He was arrested again in 1936, and sent to Jilava Prison.
Dimitrie_Gerota
Romanian businessman
respectively 5 years in prison. In 2020, Băhăian's sentence was set to 30 years; as of 2025, he is incarcerated at Jilava Prison, where he is being treated
Sergiu_Băhăian
Romanian fascist politician
co-leader of the state. Following the massacre of political prisoners at Jilava Prison by Legionnaires on 26 November 1940, Mironovici was appointed successor
Radu_Mironovici
Romanian Army officer and anti-communist resistance fighter
of anti-communist resistance", and was executed on May 29, 1962 at Jilava Prison. A notable member of Arsenescu's resistance movement was Elisabeta Rizea
Gheorghe_Arsenescu
Romanian historian, biographer, essayist, political activist and academic
imprisoned for the following six years, first in Iași, and later at Jilava Prison, Gherla Prison, and near Brăila. At the Salcia forced labor camp from Brăila
Alexandru_Zub
Romanian writer, essayist, lecturer, theatre critic and translator
removed from her department and spent a year and seven months in prisons in Jilava and Ghencea. After her detention, she was kept under house arrest
Alice_Voinescu
Romanian businessman convicted of bootlegging (1929 - 1981)
additives. Over 200 were sent to prison. Ştefănescu was tried and sentenced to death in April 1980, being shot at Jilava Prison the following year and leaving
Gheorghe_Ștefănescu
Some prisons in Romania formerly housed political prisoners, both during successive dictatorships of 1938–1944 and during the subsequent Communist regime
List_of_prisons_in_Romania
Romanian general
Sima government, imprisoned at Jilava Prison, and subsequently assassinated by members of the Iron Guard in the 1940 Jilava massacre. Ispas, Constantin (March
Ioan_Bengliu
Romanian politician and economist (1891–1950)
authorities on December 19, 1948, and was brought first to Jilava Prison, and then to the prison of Ocnele Mari. While being held there, Manoilescu became
Mihail_Manoilescu
Romanian lawyer and politician
also jailed for bringing him winter supplies. This time he was sent to Jilava Prison where, in 1962, he received news of his wife's death. In 1963, his "re-education"
Nicolae_Penescu
and charged with crimes against humanity. After being incarcerated at Jilava prison for several years, he was ultimately released in October 1955. He died
Gheorghe_Cialâk
Romanian poet, journalist, theologian and Orthodox monk (1896 - 1962)
"intense activity against the working class." He was originally held at Jilava Prison, where he began serving his sentence on January 31, 1959. The Securitate
Sandu_Tudor
Paroled Romanian serial killer
he was angry that they rejected his advances. He was transferred to the Jilava Penitentiary Hospital for a psychiatric examination, where he was diagnosed
Adrian_Stroe
Politician (1897–1946)
and convicted for war crimes, and was executed on June 1, 1946, at Jilava Prison. The charges brought against Alexianu and the sentences proposed for
Gheorghe_Alexianu
Romanian philosopher, convicted war criminal
held at the prisons in Văcărești and Jilava, where he was subjected to torture. After his conviction, he was sent to the notorious Aiud Prison, where he
Mircea_Vulcănescu
Romanian footballer
which was served in Jilava and Aiud. Historian Gheorghe Bodea claimed he also passed through Gherla, Pitești, and Văcărești prisons. After finishing his
Ștefan_Cârjan
Romanian footballer
received a two years and four months sentence which was served in the Jilava and Aiud prisons. After he was released from jail, he moved to Bacău, where he worked
Constantin_Anghelache
Romanian political prisoner and writer (1936–2021)
five years of incarceration. He initially served his sentence at Jilava and Gherla prisons, then at Brăila Swamp labor camps (Salcia labor camp and Periprava
Florin_Pavlovici
Romanian communist activist, historian and propagandist
days as head of the Romanian branch. In 1938, he spent a brief term at Jilava Prison. In his autobiography, Sorin Toma notes that conditions there were not
Mihail_Roller
Romanian communist journalist and politician (1915–1957)
arrested the following year, he was repeatedly sentenced to prison terms, and detained at Jilava, Doftana, Craiova, Miercurea-Ciuc, and Caracal. After 1936
Grigore_Preoteasa
Romanian military officer
The group was executed in the Jilava Prison on the night of 18/19 July 1959; Arnăuțoiu was shot at the order of the prison commander, lieutenant colonel
Toma_Arnăuțoiu
Romanian writer, Orthodox monk and lawyer
in Gulag-like prisons. He would serve eight years of his 13-year jail term at Jilava, Gherla, Aiud, and other prisons. While in prison, Steinhardt converted
Nicolae_Steinhardt
the Cominform Resolution, was a political prisoner in a Stalinist prison camp in Jilava, Romania. The poet saw his father for the first time at the age
Duško_Novaković
Romanian literary historian (1899–1983)
to 1964, under the communist regime, Cardaș was imprisoned at Jilava and Gherla prisons. Cardaș' first published work consisted of folkloric texts that
Gheorghe_Cardaș
Romanian novelist (1921–1975)
labor and 15 years' imprisonment for treason, he was held at Jilava and Gherla prisons, where he suffered recurring bouts of tuberculosis. He was amnestied
Dinu_Pillat
Romanian writer (1935–2020)
Bucharest and he was sentenced to two years in prison. He served his sentence at the prisons in Jilava and Gherla, and then was put under house arrest
Paul_Goma
Romanian historian and politician (1928–2022)
and insurrection." Ciuceanu was detained at penitentiaries in Craiova, Jilava, Târgșor, Pitești, Gherla, Aiud, Văcărești, and Dej, as well as at the Poarta
Radu_Ciuceanu
Romanian communist activist and propagandist (1910–1993)
trial: until 1934, he was again in prison, first at the penitentiary facility of Cernăuți and then at Jilava Prison. This episode ended with him becoming
Leonte_Răutu
Romanian military officer (1887–1972)
evicted from their home and persecuted. Part of his years in prison were spent at Jilava and Aiud. After being released in April 1955, he was not granted
Constantin_Nicolescu
Romanian writer, poet, critic and philosopher
attempting to suppress the Iron Guard. Protopopescu was imprisoned at Jilava Prison, but was released in March 1934 after intervention by Nicolae Titulescu
Dragoș_Protopopescu
Romanian general
"conspiracy against state security," and sent to Jilava Prison. There, he was severely beaten on orders from the prison commandant, Nicolae Moromete, and was left
Radu_Korne
to three years' imprisonment in 1950, passing through the prisons at Calea Rahovei, Jilava, Gherla, and Aiud. His first book of literature, Fiori (1918)
Isac_Peltz
Romanian writer (1926–1985)
repeated violent assaults. On November 17 he was transferred to the Jilava Prison hospital, where he died of peritonitis later that day. His body was
Gheorghe_Ursu
Romanian politician (1923–2008)
romance. Later, Niculescu-Mizil and Nicu Ceaușescu were cellmates at Jilava Prison for six months. Serghei is considered the rebel of the family. (in Romanian)
Paul_Niculescu-Mizil
Romanian army officer (1887–1982)
that October. Mihail had passed through the prisons at Văcărești, Pitești, Ocnele Mari, Sighet, and Jilava. He settled in Bucharest, where he died nearly
Gheorghe_Mihail
Romanian general (1883–1940)
himself was imprisoned without trial in the Jilava Prison, and ultimately killed there during the Jilava massacre by members of the Iron Guard on the
Gheorghe_Argeșanu
Vasiliu [ro], and Gheorghe Alexianu were executed on June 1, 1946 at Jilava Prison. The other defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment, or long terms
Romanian_People's_Tribunals
Romanian fascist politician and founding member of the Iron Guard
other close associates of the Legionary Movement. Imprisoned briefly at Jilava Prison, he was acquitted of all charges in April 1934. That year, he and his
Gheorghe_Clime
Romanian poet and literary critic (1923–1986)
death in 1958, he passed through the Danube–Black Sea Canal; Jilava, Gherla and Aiud prisons; and the lead mines at Cavnic and Baia Sprie. Literary critic
Ion_Caraion
Romanian chemical engineer and communist activist
confiscated. On November 5, 1941, the Panet couple was brought to the Jilava Prison. The next day, after a two-hour-long summary trial by the Court Martial
Francisc_Panet
Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian-Soviet politician (1898–1963)
Kingdom of Romania at Craiova alongside Ana Pauker and spent time in prison at Jilava, Doftana, and Caransebeș. While in detention, he grew close to future
Alexandru_Moghioroș
Romanian-Israeli Zionist and lawyer (1902–1977)
Menahem Fermo, were also picked up, and held together with Benvenisti at Jilava Prison; Zissu was also held there, and, as Fermo reports, would still treat
Mișu_Benvenisti
or officials were executed by the Iron Guard in the Jilava prison while awaiting trial (see Jilava Massacre). Later that day, historian and former prime
Romania_in_World_War_II
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