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The Irpin Penal Centre, a vast prison complex outside of Kiev, has been empty since inmates were moved out last year. Now, according to the Ukrainian government, it could represent a prime opportunity for one lucky investor.
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The jail will be the first to go under the hammer in a major sell-off of the countrys penitentiaries as part of plans to fund a much-needed overhaul of the ageing prison system.
"We want to sell about a hundred facilities. The first ones will be those already closed. The second stage is the sale of pre-trial detention centres in the city centre. With the money received from the sale, we will build new pre-trial detention centres,” Said Ukrainian justice minister Denys Maliuska.
Irpin was built in 1944 and spans some eight hectares. Its surrounds include a railway and a nature area, making it an attractive proposition for potential buyers, said Maliuska.
"It's a huge area, a territory that is not claimed. The neighbours will be happy if something is built here, but not a prison,” he said.
The process of selling the prisons is expected to take 10 years.
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