New "Crosses" built in St. Petersburg

To replace the legendary investigative prison "Crosses", located on the banks of the Neva river, came the largest detention center in the Russian Federation - "Crosses-2". In St. Petersburg was the opening of phase 1 construction.

In Kolpino district, where you build a "Crosses-2", commissioned the first phase of construction - opened hostel for future employees, shelter, civil defense, Laundry room, Laundry and kitchen, tells Russian news service. The new prison will be twice as old and for 4 thousand places. Under the project, for each detainee in the cell relies 7 sq.m..

The authorities of St. Petersburg in the summer of 2006 decided on the transfer of the detention facility to a new location. The project of transferring the famous prison included in the program of the Federal service for execution of sanctions. The construction started in 2007 and is planned to fully pass the object in 2015.

The site of the future insulators have chosen the area of 35 hectares, to be near Kolpino cemetery. Today was built 2 eight-story structure in the form of crosses and additional buildings. Summed up all the necessary communications, the ends of the insulation and the cladding of the facades of buildings for prisoners on remand. The circumference of the earth is surrounded by a solid concrete fence height of 5 meters. It is planned to build an ultra-modern complex with gyms and clinics. "All modal structure in the area is planned to combine to move around the object, not going out into the fresh air. This is the first facility in Europe, which will be equipped with elevators," he explained in the penitentiary. And yet, it is planned to equip 4 large courtrooms and more than 150 investigative offices.

What will happen with the old "Crosses" while certainly not known, but several times had reported that the fresh owner of the structure of the insulator intends to transform it into a hotel or entertainment complex. However it is probable that the players were not given appropriate guarantees conditionally operating the old premises of the detention center.

The authorities of St. Petersburg decided to put the site on Arsenalnaya embankment, where the "Crosses"on the auction. Estimated cost of approximately Б?? 100 million. But this will happen after the construction of fresh insulator and transfer back all the prisoners.

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